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Thank you, a wireless mesh network seems to be the broad name of what I had in mind. You seem to hint at the fact that they are illegal? Or do you mean they are

Thank you, a wireless mesh network seems to be the broad name of what I had in mind. You seem to hint at the fact that they are illegal? Or do you mean they are heavily regulated? If it's the case it'd strange as any online private community could be considered a wireless mesh network. Maybe that's the case but there are too many...

pjc50 3y ago
In the US, HAM licensing (a) had heavy bandwidth restrictions and (b) banned encryption. Leaving the choice instead of trying to range-extend WiFi without breaking the power restrictions, such as by using directional antennae. Generally the problem with mesh networks is spectrum licensing. (a badly functioning mesh network is indistinguishable from a distributed jammer in its band!) As for the TLAs .. I don't know about that, but the history of radio licensing and telecoms is entangled with national security, because allowing enemy agents free comms into your country was considered Very Bad.
zmgsabst 3y ago
It’s not illegal and you can use open spectrum, etc. But the government monitors communications. The FBI and CIA infiltrated gaming groups as well. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36100994 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36100994