> But how hard would it be to create a peer-to-peer internet connection? One of your devices would be connected to WiFi, but also connected to every other devic

> But how hard would it be to create a peer-to-peer internet connection? One of your devices would be connected to WiFi, but also connected to every other device in the area. And those would be connected to more devices, and so on. It would form a big chain, possibly extending several miles. It exists! See for example http://www.fon.com/ http://www.fon.com/ By the way, P2P networks don't have to be slow as long as they're well designed; they can even be faster than traditional client/server.