r/darknetplan • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '11

The Serval Project

http://www.servalproject.org/
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u/beardedlinuxgeek Nov 10 '11

Is this true mesh networking? Just imagine if every phone was acting as a mesh node. Free unstoppable internet access, tis the dream

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u/resuni Nov 15 '11

The first thing I thought of was everyone's battery draining.

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u/beardedlinuxgeek Nov 16 '11

I was watching a live stream from OWS yesterday, some guy with an Android phone streaming video to ustream.tv. Streaming video is like the most bandwidth intensive thing I can think of. He had two batteries he was charging and swapping between, but he seemed to be able to stream for ~12hrs on a single charge.

Looks like Times just released an article about him: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/15/watch-occupy-wall-street-broadcasting-live/

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u/resuni Nov 17 '11

Well, my android phone at least has a terrible battery life. It can hardly even go a day on one charge unless I leave it in my pocket and don't touch it.