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579 points todsacerdoti | 4 comments | 16 Jun 25 07:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.663s | source
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nunobrito ◴[16 Jun 25 08:20 UTC] No.44287588[source]▶
OK but kind of outdated and incomplete. Meshcore is largely competing with Meshtastic nowadays: https://meshcore.co.uk/

To remember: LoRa only permits small text messages. Don't even think about images, voice nor binary files (I mean it).

Another option is APRS using satellite connections through a cheap chinese walkie-talkie (Quangsheng UV-K5) for 20 euros to send text messages.

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1. tecleandor ◴[16 Jun 25 09:49 UTC] No.44287970[source]▶
What I don't get about Meshcore is... What's their goal. They seem a commercial venture, their contact email is customers@..... I don't know they're license... I rather use meshtastic.
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2. victorbjorklund ◴[16 Jun 25 10:01 UTC] No.44288017[source]▶
I think their basic idea is to have a more advanced (and therefore scaleable mesh) where you can have more control over the path your packets take. I dont get the impression they are very commercial. Seems to been started by people first approaching meshtastic with proposed changes to the algo and getting rejected and therefore "forking" (forking in quotes because I dont think they share any code)
3. MaKey ◴[16 Jun 25 14:28 UTC] No.44289887[source]▶
Their iOS / Android apps are closed source, which is a turnoff for me.
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4. nunobrito ◴[16 Jun 25 16:41 UTC] No.44291151[source]▶
Yeah, that is crappy indeed. The core itself is open source and someone could write a different android app but I doubt it would show up there as option.

In either case, they are a good competitor.