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Bluetooth has a range of less than 100 meters, I don't really understand the use case for this.

by anc84 11y ago

Raphmedia 11y ago
Schools. Communication in a subway. Communication in a car. Encrypted conversation between two people in a public place. Etc. Personally, I find this project really interesting.
- Nutomic 11y ago
  Also, events like concerts, festivals, conventions, demonstrations. Especially when the mobile network is overloaded. Regarding range: Messages are forwarded by nodes, so with enough nodes, much more than 100 meters can be covered. And the upcoming LTE Direct [1] will have a range of ~500 meters. [1] https://www.qualcomm.com/documents/lte-direct-trial-white-paper https://www.qualcomm.com/documents/lte-direct-trial-white-pa...
  - anc84 11y ago
    Ooh, it did not say that anywhere. That's great, can't wait to give it a try. Do I get notified when my device has successfully forwarded something through a passer-by? That would motivate running it a lot and might be a nice viral effect.
- skewart 11y ago
  Schools especially are a major use case. In particular middle school and high school students who have smartphone but no data plans - or highly restricted data plans - have flocked to mesh network messaging platforms. Witness the success of Jott (http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/08/messaging-app-jott-is-blowing-up-among-junior-high-and-high-schoolers/#.ad7ti7:vhwR http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/08/messaging-app-jott-is-blowi...)
sliken 11y ago
With the density of smart devices I suspect I'm regularly within 100 meters of several 1000 people. Even a short trip on a highway adds up quickly, not to mention any urban areas, malls, or campuses. Sadly the routing looks pretty simple. I was hoping for something that could give my local events like weather, road conditions, etc even when there's no network coverage. Imagine if oncoming traffic could warn you about what you are going to hit in the next few miles?

Bluetooth has a range of less than 100 meters, I don't really understand the use case for this.

by anc84 11y ago

Bluetooth has a range of less than 100 meters, I don't really understand the use case for this.

Schools. Communication in a subway. Communication in a car. Encrypted conversation between two people in a public place. Etc. Personally, I find this project really interesting.

Nutomic 11y ago
Also, events like concerts, festivals, conventions, demonstrations. Especially when the mobile network is overloaded. Regarding range: Messages are forwarded by nodes, so with enough nodes, much more than 100 meters can be covered. And the upcoming LTE Direct [1] will have a range of ~500 meters. [1] https://www.qualcomm.com/documents/lte-direct-trial-white-paper https://www.qualcomm.com/documents/lte-direct-trial-white-pa...
- anc84 11y ago
  Ooh, it did not say that anywhere. That's great, can't wait to give it a try. Do I get notified when my device has successfully forwarded something through a passer-by? That would motivate running it a lot and might be a nice viral effect.
skewart 11y ago
Schools especially are a major use case. In particular middle school and high school students who have smartphone but no data plans - or highly restricted data plans - have flocked to mesh network messaging platforms. Witness the success of Jott (http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/08/messaging-app-jott-is-blowing-up-among-junior-high-and-high-schoolers/#.ad7ti7:vhwR http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/08/messaging-app-jott-is-blowi...)

sliken 11y ago

With the density of smart devices I suspect I'm regularly within 100 meters of several 1000 people. Even a short trip on a highway adds up quickly, not to mention any urban areas, malls, or campuses. Sadly the routing looks pretty simple. I was hoping for something that could give my local events like weather, road conditions, etc even when there's no network coverage. Imagine if oncoming traffic could warn you about what you are going to hit in the next few miles?