No internet required... In this video, I build a public Reticulum node and test whether it can bridge completely different networks into one encrypted communication path. I send messages from a normal phone over LTE, through the internet and Starlink, then off-grid over LoRa—eventually using a $20 drone-mounted relay to reach a phone with no internet connection at all.

repo: https://github.com/markqvist/reticulum

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 55 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

"Internet killer"

I send messages from a normal phone over LTE, through the internet... to reach a phone with no internet connection at all

[–] NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Sure. But the point is with Reticulum you dont NEED to leverage existing internet infrastructure. This guy chose to for his demo, but you could easily do the same thing over RS485, or a serial port, or ametuer radio bands. The protocol is medium agnostic.

No, its no internet killer. But its useful right now and pretty fun to mess around with.

[–] sobchak@programming.dev 16 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I think it's illegal to use Reticulum over amatuer radio because it's encrypted?

[–] NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 hours ago

You're correct. But the protocol supports it.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Biggest bullshit ever written in the history of mankind.

[–] pumpupthejam@piefed.social 2 points 16 hours ago

What has the constitution got to do with any of this? Winky face.