Meshtastic does not have the bandwidth to replace the internet. It handles message just fine, but the amount of data you’d need to send for even a quarter of what the current internet can provide would feel like trying to surf the modern internet on a 56k modem.
It’s what should’ve been done instead of IPv6 – well, maybe it’s a bit of a non-sequitur for the current problem, but it would create a different internet that maybe could be routed around the age-verified one if that comes to pass.
Meshtastic does not have the bandwidth to replace the internet. It handles message just fine, but the amount of data you’d need to send for even a quarter of what the current internet can provide would feel like trying to surf the modern internet on a 56k modem.
A 56k modem is way faster than Meshtastic. It’s more like a 1200 baud modem and everyone in the neighborhood shares the bandwidth.
yet
Maybe we could get some open-source routers and kernel patches going to implement this instead: https://bill.herrin.us/network/ipxl.html
It’s what should’ve been done instead of IPv6 – well, maybe it’s a bit of a non-sequitur for the current problem, but it would create a different internet that maybe could be routed around the age-verified one if that comes to pass.