Use cases would be regions where wifi is unreliable, on road trips or flights, etc.

I remember some paid apps from years ago, but I imagine there should be good Foss options too

  • @Floufym
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    111 months ago

    Not sure what you mean with « mesh network » (I’m not native English) but Telegram is quite cool. It use a small internet debit, as a good native app for phone or pc, file transfer of multiple gb is possible (even more with the paid version), groups and subgroups, …

    • OtterOP
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      511 months ago

      I’m not sure if that’s the right term, but basically services that don’t require a connection to the wider internet. The post body goes into it a bit more

      I use signal day to day, but it would be nice to know about options for a local mesh network before I actually need it.

    • kpw
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      511 months ago

      Telegram requires internet access and even worse, relies on a central server. It’s not a mesh network.