The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 3 年前We're going in the wrong direction, guys.startrek.websiteimagemessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1774
arrow-up1774imageWe're going in the wrong direction, guys.startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 3 年前message-square76fedilink
minus-squareKoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 年前Yeah but if you are using towers it isn’t decentralized.
minus-squareJilanico@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 年前I mean instead of using the radios to communicate with towers, use them to communicate with each other. Don’t know if the phone’s cellular radio could be used but certainly WiFi direct would work?
minus-squareKoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 年前You can but signals can only go so far and the earth is round so you need a mesh network with a lot of users to make it work.
minus-squareJilanico@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 年前Yup. People in rural areas could probably set up powerful radios to connect cities. Crossing oceans might be a problem. Found an app called Briar that does this sort of thing for messaging.
Yeah but if you are using towers it isn’t decentralized.
I mean instead of using the radios to communicate with towers, use them to communicate with each other. Don’t know if the phone’s cellular radio could be used but certainly WiFi direct would work?
You can but signals can only go so far and the earth is round so you need a mesh network with a lot of users to make it work.
Yup. People in rural areas could probably set up powerful radios to connect cities. Crossing oceans might be a problem.
Found an app called Briar that does this sort of thing for messaging.