10-23-2023, 05:18 PM
(10-23-2023, 04:56 PM)Kevin Kofler Wrote: There is no way this is going to be widely deployed. PinePhone users alone are way too few to build a mesh network. (And PinePhone users running Genode OS are even fewer. Almost all of us run GNU/Linux. So do I.)
All valid points, but I still plan on tinkering with things. The PinePhone has a built in LoRa backing that can be purchased which MIGHT(?) work the same as the LilyGo RNode's used by Meshtastic and Reticulum for sending messages. If not, then you just connect a RNode to the PP like is done for Droids, etc.
Meshtastic works on Droids and iPhones in addition to Windows, Mac, and Linux. Reticulum is operational on Linux and has a Droid APK so it's not a case of a PinePhone only Mesh Network, PP is still a very minor player.
I've seen a Manjaro Reticulum version posted on this forum, but can't get it to work so far, but I'm hoping one can be developed for Genode OS so if the carrier-less VoIP is a complete non starter as you've outlined, there's still SMS and a very limited LXMF/non-TCP internet available through Reticulum nodes.
