Assuming i never had to call anyone more than a few miles from me anyway, how practical would it be to stop having a phone altogether and just use MeshCore or Meshtastic for short range communication? What troubles would i run into from not having a phone?
I figure i could even buy radios for people i need to talk to and with no phone bill this would pay for itself in about a year.
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Ask this in your local countrys meshcore group, it depends on your location .
There isn’t one, i’m pretty sure i’m the second person in my city to use this stuff. If i can replace my phone it won’t happen overnight.
Well you need 2 compagnios ,and 2 solar repeaters , there about +100 hardware devices, check the freq. Before you buy you’re hardware
How willing are those people to a) charge another device and b) use another app?
C) leave Bluetooth on at all times
Which precise use-cases are we talking about? A modern phone can do:
- Short text messages, to individuals or groups
- Voice calls, to individuals or groups, using the existing telephone network
- Roaming across the world
- GPS navigation and tracking
- Data/Internet connectivity
I already use a dumbphone that can:
- call
- text and a couple other things that i use other tools for, like keeping notes.
For GPS, i have a GPS. For Internet stuff i have a computer. Voice i would not mind doing without, i prefer to talk face to face or use text. Roaming is something my phone already cannot do.
911 doesn’t answer on the mesh.