Comment on Meshtastic DIY - How To Build Your Own Meshtastic Node ESP32 & Lora Radio
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Meshtastic is neat and I always contemplate building a node for fun. However, I’ve yet to see many practical uses for it beyond maybe texting while hiking.
It’s best use is alternative communications in a disaster, where the mobile network is affected. Or if a dictator decides to shut it off during a protest.
Overall it could work well as a communications means for activists in street protests since these often overload networks by sheer volume of users.
Seems like this could be very useful if in a country with poor communication systems or a wartorn area. Also worth saving (print it out perhaps) if in the US and Trump becomes king.
Well I had many blogs about how to add sensors etc. Mostly I personally use it as walkie talkie but also I have seen people use it as a tracker for pets, and motion sensors at home maybe. I use it for temp sensor in each room in a handheld and I will take out for hikes etc.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 months ago
If you’re at a concert or ball game or something, the local cell network can become overloaded.
I went to a multi-day festival with no cell reception and handed some out to friends and they worked a treat.