Post to social media without cellular or WiFi.
Peeps there might have been excited about it, but I think its stupid.
Firechat
That's where I'm coming from.TheCatt wrote:It's stupid for most people, yes.
But given the popularity of peer to peer networks to subvert authorities, it could be pretty interesting in certain situations.
That, and when camping in remote wilderness, although I doubt it has much effective range.
The other phones have to be within 100 feet, so it'd be mostly useless in most places.
Also, while it might be cool for less than kosher stuff, other folks might not want shit broadcast through their phones without permission.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
FireChat doesn’t need towers. It doesn’t even need a Wi-Fi router like Whatsapp does; it relays data from phone to phone to phone via the wireless technologies that are built into the phone. As long as devices are running FireChat and are within about 100 feet of each other, FireChat can build its own network.
This shit better be bulletproof or it is going to make a great hacking tool.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."