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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just got a unit couple of days ago and it... just works. It's quite impressive.

[–] enemenemu@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] N0x0n@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago

The best kind of case !

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Stop attacking me. 😂

But yeah, no use case other than - checking if it works. I'll probably setup a standalone node on my balcony and leave it be to strengthen the network.

[–] enemenemu@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I was curious. Not mocking you :)

I could imagine living in a valley, or an alpine hut.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know, I kid, but yes, I just got it because it's cheap enough to try. In reality the only use case I envision right now is have a couple of units in the drawer for emergency scenarios.

[–] yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Have you been able to communicate with anyone else on the mesh network?

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yup. There are people occasionally writing in LongFast.

[–] yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Noice, so presumably these are other people within your town/city? I'm sorry, I just think this is cool af.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, I'm in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) in Canada. There's 40+ nodes on the map that I've discovered by sitting on my balcony and 70+ nodes altogether:

I expected way fewer than that!

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

!meshtastic@mander.xyz is the more active of the two lemmy communities about it

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

ah, crossposted