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The users would need an incentive to relay others' traffic and run down their batteries faster. Mesh is also extremely slow. Just try using Tor as an example.
by supertrope 3y ago
The users would need an incentive to relay others' traffic and run down their batteries faster. Mesh is also extremely slow. Just try using Tor as an example.
BitTorrent offered up the incentive of free downloads of copyrighted media. Bitcoin offered money.
- FredPret 3y agoYou’re right - we’re many years of tech progress away from this dream. But it might become the standard new way of getting on the internet in future. Ubiquitous, always on, secure, and probably almost free.
- supertrope 3y agoAmateur radio exists.
- FredPret 3y agoYes but not for high-speed data transfer