Can someone record? Im working during that time.
What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET
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mesamunefire@piefed.social 14 minutes ago
Butterphinger@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
Every year I see more on the map. Have a solar node, good fun.
Ever useful? I doubt it, HAM would dominate in a collapse.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 minutes ago
HAM will work best for long distance communication but does not have enough capacity to support local short messaging for any major population sizes. Mesh networks scale in bandwidth and will not be overwhelmed as easily if tens of thousands of people suddenly hop on it at the same time.
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
In a true emergency? Yes, HAM is the way to go and I need to get around to buying one of those super sketchy Baofengs. In theory you can configure them to use without a license (which is also on the todo list) but it is super easy to tick into the licensed use. How much people will care will mostly depend on whether your local HAM folk are narcs. But, regardless, all bets are off in a true emergency and Baofengs are dirt cheap.
But in a “the internet is out” situation? Or even a “please evacuate in a calm and orderly fashion” for a wildfire or a bad hurricane? That is where meshtastic (et al) shine and it is well worth convincing friends to pick up a t-deck or whatever.
ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
No wonder they’re insecure with you calling them idiots all the time.
🫣
Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 minutes ago
I’ve been thinking about ordering some but I’m getting some analysis paralysis just looking through the options, any recommendations on a cheap unit I can hand out to some friends, I dunno if I truly need solar, but I guess it’s not a bad option
chobeat@lemmy.ml 2 hours ago
I guess here the topic is more of insurrections, like what’s happening in Iran right now or how it went on in HK
Eheran@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
How fast could a group of 5 people that want to remove all nodes in the area need to do so? Are they all listed on a map with their location?
chocrates@piefed.world 1 hour ago
Is it meshtastic? I’m pleasantly surprised by how much it’s grown around me in just a year
Butterphinger@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
It’s cool yes. But my wonder is if it will be on anyone’s mind when things go south.
In a lawless world, could you trust anyone that said hello back?
mesamunefire@piefed.social 36 minutes ago
Check out !meshtastic@mander.xyz
ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 minutes ago
Do you need an account to access the link?
toiletobserver@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
msage@programming.dev 1 hour ago
I’m just here to cheer on a Jitsi link in the wild.
Go Jitsi!
eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
hemmes@lemmy.world 35 minutes ago
Answer: Build another Internet
artyom@piefed.social 1 hour ago
I just saw a node pop up from my local disaster relief network. I’m not sure if it’s legit…
lobut@lemmy.ca 55 minutes ago
phar@lemmy.world 5 minutes ago
The meshtastic website has a getting started guide that assumes you already have equipment first…which is odd. Is there a reason to go with Bluetooth only? Does it make more sense to get a Bluetooth and WiFi device?
deepfriedchril@lemmy.world 47 seconds ago
Bluetooth first generally because you use a companion app on your phone to interface with the device and the BLE chip (nrf25840) sips power compared to the esp based wifi chips, that you will likely be supplying with a battery of some sort.