Gadgets for people who don't trust the government

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• seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  this is the absolute coolest video I have watched in a while.

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• runsmooth@kopitalk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Anyone have any experience with that meshtastic idea? Issues and hype?

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  • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I have one device at home. Exactly what it writes on the tin. Don’t expect the internet, but it’s perfectly functional for messaging

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  • reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Check out !meshtastic@mander.xyz. They can probably answer any and all questions you have.

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  • jared@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s been growing a lot lately, it’s rf so range is all about height, the antenna, and your location. But depending on use case, meshcore or Reticulum/Rnode could fit better. I like Reticulum because it uses the LoRa as just another connection and nomadnet is like old web pages done in markup.

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  • Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Nodes in my area started to become saturated enough that I can message my node at home anywhere in the city. The dream is to have a mobile node and home node then I can send messages home without phone connection. Then I can also hook up a GPS on the mobile node so the home node can see where I’m at. Less dependent on Google location sharing.

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  • grehund@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Check out Meshcore as well, it solves a few issues people were having with Meshtastic.

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    • runsmooth@kopitalk.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      After reading some more experiences, and watching a few more videos, I’ll be trying a WisMesh Tag with Meshcore.

      If I slip into the rabbit trail, maybe I’ll build a repeater for fun. lol

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  • CAWright@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    We’ve had a pretty active mesh where I’m from but I see this very similarly to ham radios. They are great for specific scenarios but not terribly useful in everyday life. I still have my meshtastic node powered on but I rarely connect my phone to it to check things. When I do, there aren’t that many nodes that are active.

    Overally, I’d say it’s great if you can afford cheap hardware and/or want to build but you aren’t going to get much daily use out of it.

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    • mesamunefire@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah I’ve had more luck with meshcore for daily use. But it has the issue of no one is using it. And a couple of not so open source parts in the official client.

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  • shininghero@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Some of the people I’ve hung out with on Resonite have messed around with Meshtastic. Probably because there’s also an amateur radio group that occasionally meets up on there.

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  • artyom@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I got into it pretty deep before realizing that it’s terrible and doesn’t work for shit.

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  • peanuts4life@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I built several nodes. I think it’s most useful as an asset tracking tool, but the battery life isn’t great. Like, I have a couple premade credit card sized nodes. It’s pretty neat to ping them and get their gps. But, to be honest, your money for that application would probably be better spent on an iPhone and apples tags.

    For communication: there are dubiously legal, cheap radios you can get off Amazon that would probably be 100% more useful.

    I did enjoy it, though, and I still have some nodes. Also, it’s illegal to send encrypted messages over mestastic.

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    • Unusable3151@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Also, it’s illegal to send encrypted messages over mestastic.

      In the US at least, this is almost never true. It is only true for devices set up as licensed HAM radios. Normal Meshtastic devices fall under the transmit power threshold to be subject to 47 CFR 97.313(j)

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