‘A massive headache’: Russians move to walkie-talkies as internet blackouts hit Moscow
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/russia-internet-blackouts-walkie-talkies-moscow
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/russia-internet-blackouts-walkie-talkies-moscow
18 Comments
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 68 pts · 160d
Downside: Nightmarish war in Europe wrecking the continent worse than anything we've seen since WW2.
Upside: We're getting some exciting new innovations in Meshnets.
PetteriPano@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 160d
I don't live in Russia myself, but close enough that the Kremlin is the reason for my investment in mesh networks these last couple of years.
ThunderQueen@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 159d
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 159d
Meshtastic ftw
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 159d
My RAK is actually on its way to me in the mail right now. Looking forward to mapping out any neighboring nodes in my area to figure out which mountains need a router installed.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 159d
My rak is... Still not shipped despite ordering it Monday last week. Hope they catch up on orders I'm itching to put up a good rooftop node lol
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 159d
It seems I spoke too soon. Upon further investigation it turns out mine hasn't shipped yet either. Checking 3rd party vendors, it seems they're all sold out. From what I've gathered, they ship directly from manufacturing, so they're probably working through an order backlog.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 158d
Speak of the devil, I just got a shipping email like 10 minutes ago. There's hope after all!
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 152d
About time, 11 days after placing the order:
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 159d
Wack.
If I still don't get an order update by next Monday I'll contact their customer support tbh, just to know when to expect it.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 152d
About time, 11 days after placing the order:
harcesz@szmer.info · 32 pts · 159d
Wonder if grad and .ml will be accessible? Might get quiet there 🤔
frongt@lemmy.zip · 44 pts · 159d
None of them actually live under the governments they idolize.
P00ptart@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 159d
If they did, they wouldn't idolize them.
unpossum@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 159d
If they did, they wouldn’t be able to not idolize them.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 159d
If they did, they’d be in the gulags pretty quick.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 19 pts · 159d
would love to find out if any mesh solutions are being used over there.
myavatar@feddit.org · 12 pts · 159d
There are a lot off nodes there, that publish their position to mqtt :)
https://meshtastic.liamcottle.net/?lat=55.74269489676544&lng=397.6729583755741&zoom=9
non_burglar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 159d
Meshtastic can work in this scenario, but with default GPS broadcast turned on is a terrible idea if the goal is communicating outside state observation.