Shared wi-fi / wireless broadband access

A computing device-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving, by the computing device and from a subscriber device, a list of potential nodes for providing supplemental bandwidth to the subscriber device;
• monitoring, by the computing device, availability of the potential nodes;
• receiving, by the computing device and from the subscriber device, a request for supplemental bandwidth;
• selecting, by the computing device and based on the monitoring, an available node from the list of potential nodes;
• and
• sending, by the computing device and to a network device, split-path instructions to:
• route a portion of data from a content server to the subscriber device via a primary data path associated with the subscriber device, and
• route a different portion of the data from the content server to the subscriber device via the selected available node via a secondary data path that differs from the primary data path.

A subscriber device, comprising:

• a memory to store a plurality of instructions;
• and
• a processor to execute instructions in the memory to:
• detect a potential node for providing supplemental bandwidth to the subscriber device,
• send, to a control server, an indication of the potential node,
• request, via a primary data path, data from a content server,
• detect high bandwidth usage of the primary data path,
• send, to the control server and based on the detected high bandwidth usage, a request for supplemental bandwidth, and
• receive a portion of the data via the primary data path and another portion of the data from the potential node via a secondary data path that differs from the primary data path.

A server device, comprising:

• a memory to store a plurality of instructions;
• and
• a processor to execute instructions in the memory to:
• receive, from a subscriber device, a list of potential nodes for providing supplemental bandwidth to the subscriber device,
• monitor availability of the potential nodes,
• receive, from the subscriber device, a request for supplemental bandwidth,
• select, based on the monitoring, an available node from the list of potential nodes;
• and
• send, to a network device, a split-path instruction to:
• route a portion of data from a content server to the subscriber device via a wired data path associated with the subscriber device, and
• route a different portion of the data from the content server to the subscriber device via the selected available node along a wireless data path.