Where’d you get that map from?
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pezhore@infosec.pub 3 days agoIt is cool! The barrier to entry is relatively low. The only thing to really worry about is:
- What band/frequency is appropriate for you country.
- Are there others around to which you can connect?
If there’s not a lot of people around it’s not the end of the world. Nodes can connect over the Internet via MQTT servers. Yes, this defeats the purpose of having an offline/decentralized communication platform, but it is a good stop gap until more nodes are put up.
Here’s a sample of what I can see in a somewhat large-ish Midwest City in the US (there’s about 63 nodes I can reach by hopping through relays).
0x0@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
pezhore@infosec.pub 2 days ago
The official meshtastic app has a map view that shows all known nodes.
themadcodger@kbin.earth 3 days ago
I got mine recently in a dxent aized city and while there are plenty of nodes popping up on the map, the local channel is pretty quiet. Is that normal?
pezhore@infosec.pub 3 days ago
Yep, that can be normal. For my city, the local group has a private (but free to join) channel that’s a bit more active.
Do a web search for meshtastic and your city and see if one pops up.
brunoqc@piefed.ca 3 days ago
I don't know. It's the same for me but I got a pretty bad reception. The only time I saw some messages was when someone was sending some from a plane, so I guess it was a special occasion.