Getting closer.

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@lars I am researching Meshtastic devices for hyperlocal communication. This device could be useful for that. If you want a smartphone, there is plenty of choice out there.

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

What *could* be done with such a device: exchange messages with meshtastic for local communication. Exchange quasi-random WPA2/3 keys via the mesh to create ad-hoc WIFI networks between devices for P2P voice communication and high(er) speed data transfers. No internet connection needed. Now you have local, decentralised communication in your pocket. Think Apple Airdrop, but Open Source

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@jwildeboer
Looks very promising.
Do you know what the difference is between the Regluar and the Pro version?

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@edi Regular = plastic back, Pro = aluminium back

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

So, yes. Ordered one with 868 MHz LORA board

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

UPDATE: Meshtastic *could* run. https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/tree/master/variants/wiphone

:PUA: Shlee fucked around and

@jwildeboer cc @fincham

nyx

@jwildeboer I especially like the idea of "ad hoc upgrading" the bandwith in crowded places. WiFi is expansive (edit: should have been expensive, but it's both ), so there would be some mechanism needed to not drain single devices. Like a flag getting sent around by the devices having wifi up indicating the saturation or "reachability of targets" so other devices could jump in dynamically. Combined with a time based rule, like: Wifi up no longer than 30 minutes in a row for foreign routing for a single device.

Yeah, I think I like the gerneral idea.

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@nyx That’s also how airdrop works. Not with LORA, though. Apple uses Bluetooth to make sure the devices are physically close before setting up an ad-hoc WiFi connection for data transfer. I always liked the concept, I happily admit. Building an open source/open hardware mesh that way makes a lot of sense to me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirDrop

The Penguin of Evil

@jwildeboer Wonder if IrDA would be better for some use cases. It's really hard to spot a pop up IrDA network but it can do 4Mbit short range. Spook resistant data drops.

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@etchedpixels I think some sort of independent mesh node discovery/key exchange system would be useful. Could support IrDA, BLE, LORA, NFC, QR codes on e-ink, heck, even audio signals. And as soon as that exchange has happened, ephemeral ad-hoc WiFi. Working title: N2N (Node to Node