Subj : Internet transit alternatives
To   : Kostie Muirhead
From : Deepend
Date : Tue May 18 2021 10:27 pm

> Howdy all!
> Here's a converstation starter for you:
> What technologies do you either know about, or can conceive of developing so
> as to create data links between nodes without relying on internet transit?

> Ham packet radio is obviously one potential option, but has the hamstring
> that it requires a special license so is unlikely to be as accessible by the
> general tinkerer community.

> I've been looking at the potential to setup LoRa based (NOT LoRaWan)
> connections and think that the combination of low cost, long range, and
> licence free access has great potential. Speeds at realistic distances are
> fairly comporable to dialup.
> === 

If there were enough nodes close enough a wifi based mesh maybe.. But LoRa is
probably more promising.  Or there is a new technology I got word on that
involves these cards called modems.. they hook up to a phone line and dial
phone numbers.. slow but effective ;)  jk   LoRa would be a fun thing to try.
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