walkie talkie
Yeah, I think so. I saw a video where someone called it “a walkie talkie, but for sending text messages”. People use these for going on remote hikes, hunting trips, or protests. Basically, any area where you can’t use a cellphone. They’re not a replacement for cellphones, they fill a different usecase.
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
They’re a mesh walkie-talkie, but you don’t need to walkie or talkie 😁
Meshnet means that if A can see B and B can see C, then A can message C, it’s routed through B automatically.
Also it’s text only, not enough bandwidth for speech
cryoistalline@lemmy.ml 15 hours ago
Isn’t this just like the internet though?
bagelberger@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
That’s the point, but it doesn’t require an ISP
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Internet routing is a bit more complex, but basically yes.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
So it’s like a pager?
JackbyDev@programming.dev 15 hours ago
When I think of pagers I think of receiving only not sending. Meshtastic devices can typically do both.
iglou@programming.dev 15 hours ago
Kind of. But it is my understanding that pagers work with centralised transmitters/stations. I am no expert though, so maybe there is mesh-like pager protocols.
This is decentralised, a mesh. Routing is done through the terminals themselves, rather than through a centralised transmitter.