Open Garden

Open Garden is an Oakland-based startup dedicated to bringing Internet to every device, every person, and every location by sharing and crowdsourcing connectivity. Open Garden seamlessly interconnects nearby smartphones, computers, and tablets to form a mesh network. The benefits? Faster Internet access, stronger coverage and free mobile broadband. Open Garden was awarded Most Innovative Startup when it was debuted at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2012. Since then, over 3 million people have installed an Open Garden app, currently available on Android, Windows, and Mac devices.

Be Always Connected Seamlessly: for FREE and for GOOD. Open Garden has developed a unique mesh networking technology. It works by crowdsourcing connectivity, enabling you to access others' capacity when you need and share some of your available bandwidth when they need.

We support net neutrality. Visit http://opengarden.net to learn more about our technology and company philosophy.

Other apps in our Internet Connectivity Suite include:

1. WiFi Opener allows users to store the passwords of protected Wi-Fi networks with the community of app users. When in range of a shared network, WiFi Opener users are automatically connected. This app is designed especially for Wi-Fi networks in public places that are protected yet intended to be open, such as those at conferences, parks and coffeeshops.

2. WiFi Keychain keeps your Wi-Fi network information up to date across all of your devices. Rather than connecting your smartphone and tablet independently to each and every new Wi-Fi network you join, Wi-Fi Keychain lets users type in the password just once. The login information for the network is then replicated across all of that user’s Android devices, enabling automatic connectivity when in range of a registered Wi-Fi network.

3. WiFi Hotspot provides users with a timer for their personal hotspot. Setting a timer for tethering helps to save on battery life, with the additional advantage of providing a much simpler interface for tethering functionality than going through the Settings menu