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Anyone familiar with LoRa Meshtastic stuff? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by culpritus@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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Been looking into some different hardware options, but don't quite know what the usability is like between different standalone devices versus using an app via bluetooth, etc. Some basic description of user experience might be useful.

Seems like some potentially useful tech to get experience with asap.

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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've been wanting to get more familiar, just don't have the money at the moment. I don't like that some folks involved are still using their phones though. Like if you're just using it as a fallback for disaster, I guess. Seems like a lot of extra power usage on an emergency tho. But using your pocket wiretap to access an alternative communication network seems pretty fruitless. The blackberry lilygo t-decks look worth checking out tho.

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

It's definitely something to consider. The apk is available outside of the play store, so you could use it without a sim card and with a privacy distro or something like that. Standalone communicator devices seem to be less available generally. Hopefully more products in that form become available soon.