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minus-squareBobGnarley@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoSo 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
minus-squarepedroapero@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoYou would likely face another issue in that scenario: briar + hotspot draining your battery.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoOnly 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.
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
You would likely face another issue in that scenario: briar + hotspot draining your battery.
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.