All the more reason to look at local mesh networking. Yeah you aren’t going to be streaming Netflix. But you will be able to access the services you need that require it.
Am I right to think that local mesh networking can only be done if you have a whole bunch of other people in your town who are into local mesh networking? Are there projects to help people build this up?
Both can and are being done. Though it definitely requires more knowledge on an uplink node. The mesh is local. But there’s nothing saying you can’t connect to larger networks and even other local mesh via them. I had access to the Internet long before I ever had Internet access. It was very delayed and slow. Since it would often have to make several fidonet hops. But it worked.
All the more reason to look at local mesh networking. Yeah you aren’t going to be streaming Netflix. But you will be able to access the services you need that require it.
Am I right to think that local mesh networking can only be done if you have a whole bunch of other people in your town who are into local mesh networking? Are there projects to help people build this up?
I think that most people want Internet connectivity, not just local connectivity.
Both can and are being done. Though it definitely requires more knowledge on an uplink node. The mesh is local. But there’s nothing saying you can’t connect to larger networks and even other local mesh via them. I had access to the Internet long before I ever had Internet access. It was very delayed and slow. Since it would often have to make several fidonet hops. But it worked.