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This Tiny Radio Lets Me Send Texts Without Wi-Fi or Cell Service
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this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2025
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It is cool! The barrier to entry is relatively low. The only thing to really worry about is:
If there's not a lot of people around it's not the end of the world. Nodes can connect over the Internet via MQTT servers. Yes, this defeats the purpose of having an offline/decentralized communication platform, but it is a good stop gap until more nodes are put up.
Here's a sample of what I can see in a somewhat large-ish Midwest City in the US (there's about 63 nodes I can reach by hopping through relays).
I got mine recently in a dxent aized city and while there are plenty of nodes popping up on the map, the local channel is pretty quiet. Is that normal?
Yep, that can be normal. For my city, the local group has a private (but free to join) channel that's a bit more active.
Do a web search for meshtastic and your city and see if one pops up.