User blog comment:Asteriea/Introducing Witchagram!/@comment-26164274-20170801072136/@comment-32914068-20170801104719

Okay, first of all: I don't know where these accusations of rudeness are coming from but I'm only just seeing these questions now so if you could hold off on it until I get a chance to answer them? Because oddly enough these are legitimate questions that we thought through. Just a reminder we've been working on this since 2015 and presented all our thoughts on technology in general and how it works in Ellie's blog, so I'm not gonna answer the last question here.

In answer to the questions:


 * Yes, it is separate to muggle internet. Wifi is electromagnetic energy and magic, from what we can deduce, is also electromagnetic energy (since the only thing that messes with electrics is electromagnetic energy, ie around power stations). We decided that since they're similar, it would be entirely possible to create a spell to give the country a kind of "wifi" - similar to the spell that creates the trace.
 * I doubt they need a satellite for a spell, but I'll talk to Ellie and edit this comment later.
 * IC it's credited to the British DoTA, but I don't see a reason why they wouldn't share the technology with foreign countries, other than just being super greedy. I think it's better to ask Ellie if they would share it, though.
 * Yes, it's still gonna be about as volatile as muggle wifi.
 * Since it's a spell, it's entirely possible for teachers to choose to block it in certain places.
 * I think wifi at Hogwarts would be somewhere the DoTA would focus on, so likely less spotty than, say, Hogsmeade.

Please ask me or Ellie any other questions, because we really do want to help answer them. Also, if you're being rude to people for asking things like these can you not? It's only gonna help us improve our understanding of things IC, and gives some things for people to put in RPs, too, if they want.