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Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet

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Randy Westlund wrote:

> On 2014-04-08, RS Wood wrote:
>> On 2014-04-08, tdk <forum.tdk@squte.com> wrote:
>> This tech ought to have huge possibilities for the user - imagine apps
>> that connect you to people you're standing near on the bus, for example.
>> But before we get any of that goodness I'm sure some dirtbag will use it
>> for some kind of security hack - now they can get your info just by
>> standing next to you on the bus, etc.
>>
>> Still, I'm curious to see where this P2P stuff leads.
> 
> Yeah, this has a lot of potential.  My first thought is a
> guess-which-person-in-the-room-is-a-zombie game.  But what I'd
> really like to see is a true mesh that would allow people to pass
> text along to other users on the network, across entire cities or
> farther.
> 
> I remember when no one could get a phone call through after the
> Boston bombing, and even SMS was not reliable.  I wonder whether
> communication would have been better if everyone's phone went into
> mesh mode, passing text along to only nearby devices with low-power
> signals, perhaps with an 802.15 standard.
> 
> It could act more like bitmessage or usenet, with each phone acting
> as a node and caching messages for an hour, just enough to make sure
> they propagate through the network.  Having everyone broadcasting at
> full power trying to reach a tower clearly didn't work.


Yeah! I had a similar idea before, only it is to give access to the 
internet. It would be cool if everyone's wifi router had an open/public 
channel. It could be throttled, very low bandwidth say 56kbit, and 
segregated from the main wifi traffic. Could be used for simple messaging 
applications... like finding my dog :)

You could make a simple wifi dog collar/locator that would work all over 
town. To do that today you either have to add a cellular or sat. modem with 
its subscription costs, or have a high power transmitter designed and 
licensed.

Ham radio APRS would work well for this too, but not every dog owner is a 
licensed Ham operator.

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Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-04-08 16:15 -0500
  Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-08 23:05 +0000
    Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-09 05:18 +0000
      Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet john <nospam@no.net> - 2014-04-09 14:18 -0800
        Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet Robert Hayes <jacklndn@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-10 01:36 -0700
          Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-04-10 19:20 +0100
          Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet john <nospam@no.net> - 2014-04-10 13:27 -0800
            Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet Robert Hayes <jacklndn@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-11 09:56 -0700
    Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2014-04-09 09:15 +0000
      Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-09 21:58 +0000

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