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> If an app — let’s say Uber — adopts our tech, you would be able to use Uber [without the internet],” says Jorge Ribs, CEO of Bridgefy There have been a few o
by woah 7y ago
> If an app — let’s say Uber — adopts our tech, you would be able to use Uber [without the internet],” says Jorge Ribs, CEO of Bridgefy
There have been a few of these phone mesh startups (OpenGarden, RightMesh, Bridgefy) over the years, and they all seem to dramatically oversell the abilities of a phone's radio.
Basic physics mean that a network made up of only phones will be extremely slow, even if everyone has the app. Text messages delivered unreliably is probably the best you're going to get in the foreseeable future.
I'm sure it's tempting to embellish the abilities of one's technology to investors and press, but the quote above is obviously false.
- Spooky23 7y agoToday, in consumer space you are correct. If you look at some of the military and police radios, they can build 10Gb mesh networks.
- lalos 7y agoAn example would be the mesh network in NYC https://www.nycmesh.net https://www.nycmesh.net
- woah 7y agoThey use dedicated radios with good lines of sight (mounted very high up), and aimed reflectors. Not phones with tiny battery-powered radios. NYCMesh is basically just a nonprofit ISP.
- woah 7y agoI work in the networking space, on althea.net. Any number of GB is indeed possible on various types of networks. What gives you high speed is 1. dedicated frequencies, 2. powerful radio with well-aimed reflectors or large antenna arrays, and 3. clear lines of sight. Networking software can not increase the maximum speed possible, given the above factors. Phones have neither 1, 2, or 3. Radios in military networks often have all 3. Claiming that an app will magically make your phone into a much more powerful radio is like claiming that a flashlight app will some day make your phone screen put out thousands of lumens. > "Sure, right now Flashify just turns the screen white to provide a dim glow, but in the future we think Flashify will replace all indoor lighting. Think about that, we're going to disrupt the whole lighting industry."
- isthis1984 7y agoA Pringles wi fi network is always a possibility https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-wifi-antenna-out-of-a-pringles-can-nb/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-wifi-antenna-out...
- justaj 7y agoI furthermore don't understand why they're promoting what looks like a proprietary solution, while things like Briar exist: https://briarproject.org/ https://briarproject.org/