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That’s my dream network. A long range, low bandwidth, decentralized network. Mesh would be cool, but even just being able to exchange with neighbors at the scal

That’s my dream network. A long range, low bandwidth, decentralized network. Mesh would be cool, but even just being able to exchange with neighbors at the scale of 1-10mi would be amazing.

sneak 2y ago
It would be illegal (at least in the usa); you’re not allowed to share your home internet, or function as a public utility. There are huge regulatory moats around everything that costs $20-500/mo recurring and is incurred by large percentages of the population. Internet access is a huge one.
- johnnyanmac 2y ago
  Well that would explain the sad estate of government sanctioned Wifi. They were bought out, as usual, from people who just want an extra buck instead of properly serving the public's needs.
- wilted-iris 2y ago
  Citation? There are a few large public meshes in the US. I'm unaware of anything that makes them illegal to run.
- BenjiWiebe 2y ago
  I know it's usually against the ToS to share your home WiFi, but this is the first I've ever heard that it's illegal.
franek 2y ago
This sounds like what RNode devices for Reticulum networks appear to be able to do. (I haven't tried it for myself yet.) > RNodes can be made in many different configurations, and can use many different radio bands, but they will generally operate in the 433 MHz, 868 MHz, 915 MHZ and 2.4 GHz bands. They will usually offer configurable on-air data speeds between just a few hundred bits per second, up to a couple of megabits per second. > [...] > While speeds are lower than WiFi, typical communication ranges are many times higher. Several kilometers can be acheived with usable bitrates, even in urban areas, and over 100 kilometers can be achieved in line-of-sight conditions. ( https://unsigned.io/rnode/ https://unsigned.io/rnode/ ) > Reticulum is the cryptography-based networking stack for building local and wide-area networks with readily available hardware. Reticulum can continue to operate even in adverse conditions with very high latency and extremely low bandwidth. ( https://reticulum.network/ https://reticulum.network/ )
- abracadaniel 2y ago
  That does look fascinating. I hadn’t seen this yet, thank you.
eternityforest 2y ago
Meshtastic works fine for that, it just doesn't scale beyond tiny text messages

That’s my dream network. A long range, low bandwidth, decentralized network. Mesh would be cool, but even just being able to exchange with neighbors at the scale of 1-10mi would be amazing.

sneak 2y ago

It would be illegal (at least in the usa); you’re not allowed to share your home internet, or function as a public utility. There are huge regulatory moats around everything that costs $20-500/mo recurring and is incurred by large percentages of the population. Internet access is a huge one.

johnnyanmac 2y ago
Well that would explain the sad estate of government sanctioned Wifi. They were bought out, as usual, from people who just want an extra buck instead of properly serving the public's needs.
wilted-iris 2y ago
Citation? There are a few large public meshes in the US. I'm unaware of anything that makes them illegal to run.
BenjiWiebe 2y ago
I know it's usually against the ToS to share your home WiFi, but this is the first I've ever heard that it's illegal.

franek 2y ago

This sounds like what RNode devices for Reticulum networks appear to be able to do. (I haven't tried it for myself yet.) > RNodes can be made in many different configurations, and can use many different radio bands, but they will generally operate in the 433 MHz, 868 MHz, 915 MHZ and 2.4 GHz bands. They will usually offer configurable on-air data speeds between just a few hundred bits per second, up to a couple of megabits per second. > [...] > While speeds are lower than WiFi, typical communication ranges are many times higher. Several kilometers can be acheived with usable bitrates, even in urban areas, and over 100 kilometers can be achieved in line-of-sight conditions. ( https://unsigned.io/rnode/ https://unsigned.io/rnode/ ) > Reticulum is the cryptography-based networking stack for building local and wide-area networks with readily available hardware. Reticulum can continue to operate even in adverse conditions with very high latency and extremely low bandwidth. ( https://reticulum.network/ https://reticulum.network/ )

abracadaniel 2y ago
That does look fascinating. I hadn’t seen this yet, thank you.

eternityforest 2y ago

Meshtastic works fine for that, it just doesn't scale beyond tiny text messages