Post #155022
2026-01-25 06:13 UTC
Replies (7)
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@gkaklas@lemmy.zip 2026-01-25 07:32
There seem to be many Meshtastic® nodes around, it's pretty popular https://meshmap.net/ However, it seems that in order to join the network you are forced to buy hardware that uses patented trademarked radio modules (LoRa®) The [website](https://meshtastic.org/) also says: > Meshtastic® is a registered trademark of Meshtastic LLC. I don't have relevant experience, but I'm looking to maybe join such a network, and being forced to buy specific hardware to join a network that is ran (/developed?) by a single LLC company is not very appealing for a network that is supposed to be resilient, off-grid, peer-to-peer, etc So I've started looking into https://reticulum.network/ and [Nomad network](https://unsigned.io/software/Nomad_Network.html) 🤔
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@Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 2026-01-25 06:47
I know meshtastic devices are definitely floating around a ridiculous amount of places
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@Gerald@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-01-25 10:31
in Germany there is Freifunk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freifunk), based on gluon (https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon) which is based on openwrt. Let's have a look at the Freifunk Map https://www.freifunk-karte.de/
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@gravitas@pie.gravitywell.xyz 2026-01-25 06:57
[Meshcore](https://meshcore.co.uk/index.html) is pretty impressive, [meshtastic](https://meshtastic.org/) is neat too. Not much in terms of bandwidth but the reach is incredible.
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@jamhmgenau@feddit.org 2026-01-25 07:07
Meshtastic is one. It requires nodes you connect your self to with Bluetooth. Your mobile is the UI then. Nodes use 868Mhz and connect to each other in ranges between 10-20km. Building an own node costs about 70-90€. Check out [https://meshmap.net/](https://meshmap.net/) to find one nearby. Freifunk is another, which uses wifi only. It has entry/exit points to the internet on every node (but not required), using VPN tunnels to obscure the clients identity. Nodes can be linked to another in order to create a mesh network. I don’t know how popular this technology is outside Germany. [https://freifunk.net/](https://freifunk.net/)
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@mesamunefire@piefed.social 2026-01-26 01:11
Take a look at !meshtastic@mander.xyz if your interested in mesh!
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@MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2026-01-25 08:59
Hmm, just had a thought about getting this sort (meshtastic et.al.) of thing adopted more widely. People generally don't need the full speed of their internet all, or even most of the time, they mostly buy a speed they can afford that makes their big downloads (e.g. games, updates, perhaps streaming) more tolerable. If a mesh system could aggregate a bunch of users connections they could probably buy cheaper plans knowing that when they need it they can have the speed. Anyone knowledgeable in the ways of meshtastic or other such, does it, or anything else you know of fill this niche ? The wallet is always a good motivator... Presumably ISPs etc would quickly make it against terms of service, but if there's some bucks in it a lot of people won't care..,