Is it yet possible to do mesh networking with modern smartphones? If not, is there a point at which the phones will be likely to be able to create robust mesh networks during an emergency outage and if so what will it take?
Just found this ...<p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.servalproject" rel="nofollow">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.servalproj...</a><p><a href="http://www.servalproject.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.servalproject.org/</a><p>I am unable to become an access point. I believe you need a rooted phone to do this. However, you can connect as a client on non-rooted phones.
I don't know about smartphones, but you just need an old wrt54xx router to create a really nice mesh network.
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