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[–] artyom@piefed.social 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Some people already are

https://map.nycmesh.net/

But the point of LoRa is in the name, long range. Wifi barely reaches outside my house. Also a WiFi mesh is dependent on a variety of complicated and proprietary networks and systems while meshtastic is entirely independent.

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Isn't LoRa proprietary? Like, Meshtastic is open source, but something about the radio itself is proprietary tech?

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No.

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Yes. LoRa (from "long range", sometimes abbreviated as "LR") is a physical proprietary radio communication technique.[2] It is based on spread spectrum modulation techniques derived from chirp spread spectrum (CSS) technology.[3] It was developed by Cycleo, a company of Grenoble, France, and patented in 2014.

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 0 points 1 year ago

Did you have a question?

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