• 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘
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    1 year ago

    My exact use case haha. Became invaluable when the internet was unavailable. Used my phone’s hotspot to create a wlan, then used it to communicate with those I needed to. Communicate internetlessly with your nearby groups, brought to you by Briar.

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      1 year ago

      Hmm, could you elaborate on this? What was your exact use case for Briar, how did it help solve it, and what were the challenges?

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        1 year ago

        We were with several other groups and had no internet, but needed to communicate through text. Briar filled the gap with its ability to communicate internetlessly through a local network (as long as the others are on the same network). Creating a hotspot with one phone and connecting the others makes a wlan with your group inside. Could you tell me what I’m missing from my explanations? I’d be happy to elaborate further if I knew.

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          1 year ago

          I don’t have any real experience with Briar, so I wanted to learn more. How far were able to spread apart and it still worked? How many of you were a part of the group?

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            1 year ago

            We were only 4 and stayed pretty close together, but there were a bunch of people around, so we needed text communication. My phone can only handle 5 connected devices throughout about a 250ft unhindered radius (100ft realistically), but if you had a real wifi network, you could add a lot more people and spread out much further.

            E: we did have a member drop off several times because he was beyond the threshold, but he automatically reconnected when he got close enough.

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      1 year ago

      So if Im at a music festival or something similar and I dont have phone service I can still just make a hotspot and send messages out through the hotspot signal?? Thats so awesome if Im understanding that correctly

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        1 year ago

        Only if those you’re sending to are also on the same hotspot signal. Basically, you’re creating a local wifi network, and Briar works over WLAN.

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        9 months ago

        You would likely face another issue in that scenario: briar + hotspot draining your battery.