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1. Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2017 02:42:08 UTC Danyl Strype

   • Teo Senni
   @teosenni tell me more about "the practical obstacles of using unlicensed bands to extend wifi coverage".
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2017 02:42:29 UTC Danyl Strype

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     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni you heard of "lifi"?
     http://qttr.at/1yhv
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2017 08:12:27 UTC Danyl Strype

     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni It seems logical that light ('Li-fi') could cover longer distances than radio ('wi-fi'), and with better speeds.
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2017 08:13:17 UTC Danyl Strype

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     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni I don't know much about practical 'Li-fi' experiments though, other than that link I shared
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 02:54:28 UTC Danyl Strype

     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni Light travels *much* faster than radio waves, so li-fi towers could be much further apart (in theory), with similar data speeds
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 02:56:07 UTC Danyl Strype

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     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni the biggest impact of li-fi might be increased data speeds between the ground and airborne objects (satellites, planes etc)
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 03:26:19 UTC Danyl Strype

     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni am I sure that the speed of light is faster than the speed of radio?
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 07:17:08 UTC Danyl Strype

     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni hmm. I just assumed that light was the fastest thing that exists. Now I'm not so sure.
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 07:17:52 UTC Danyl Strype

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     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni according to some sources light and radio travel at the same speed in a vacuum, but are affected differently by a medium
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 07:19:29 UTC Danyl Strype

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     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni so when we talk about net connections that rely on many back-and-forth data transfers, tiny differences in speed will add up. No?
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 08:04:26 UTC Danyl Strype

     • அருண் ஐசக் (Arun Isaac)
     @arunisaac sounds like you've read into this subject much more deeply than I have so far. Any recommended reading for noobs?
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 09:47:12 UTC Danyl Strype

     • அருண் ஐசக் (Arun Isaac)
     @arunisaac don't cell phone microwaves need line of sight too though? That doesn't seem to stop them working at a distance using towers...
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 10:16:06 UTC Danyl Strype

     • அருண் ஐசக் (Arun Isaac)
     @arunisaac wow, you really know your wave physics!
     ghostDancer likes this.
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2017 10:46:06 UTC Danyl Strype

     • அருண் ஐசக் (Arun Isaac)
     • Teo Senni
     Hey @teosenni it seems like @arunisaac is a good person to ask about your wifi coverage challenges :)
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 02-Oct-2017 02:54:21 UTC Danyl Strype

     • அருண் ஐசக் (Arun Isaac)
     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni @arunisaac have you checked out the #Serval project, based in Australia?
     http://qttr.at/1ycm
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 02-Oct-2017 02:55:45 UTC Danyl Strype

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     • அருண் ஐசக் (Arun Isaac)
     • Teo Senni
     @arunisaac @teosenni #Serval project is focused on emergency comms, but what works well there can also be helpful in the wilderness
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 02-Oct-2017 03:03:32 UTC Danyl Strype

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     • அருண் ஐசக் (Arun Isaac)
     • Teo Senni
     @arunisaac @teosenni also the #P2PFoundation are working on assembling info about community-led wireless networks, eg:
     http://qttr.at/1ymb
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 02-Oct-2017 03:04:52 UTC Danyl Strype

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     • அருண் ஐசக் (Arun Isaac)
     • Teo Senni
     @arunisaac @teosenni just wanted to share those, but don't let me distract you from discussing practical applications :) I'm leaning lots!
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 02-Oct-2017 23:07:09 UTC Danyl Strype

     • அருண் ஐசக் (Arun Isaac)
     • Teo Senni
     @teosenni @arunisaac that's what the Open Wireless Network are working towards
     http://qttr.at/1ynk