Any bluetooth app to message each other or a group in a plane or bus ?
Apr 12, 2017, 5:54 pm
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Any bluetooth app to message each other or a group in a plane or bus ?
Just wondering if there is a way to message each other or a group while in-flight or on a bus / train
I assume you need to be within eyesight of each other ,
I remember reading of a Bluetooth messaging app used in the Hong Kong protests a few years ago , when Cell service was turned off in the protest area ,
And I guess everyone in your group would need to have this App installed "before" you got on the plane.
Might work good for a Tour leader to send instructions or meeting times.
Cheers
I assume you need to be within eyesight of each other ,
I remember reading of a Bluetooth messaging app used in the Hong Kong protests a few years ago , when Cell service was turned off in the protest area ,
And I guess everyone in your group would need to have this App installed "before" you got on the plane.
Might work good for a Tour leader to send instructions or meeting times.
Cheers
Apr 13, 2017, 9:14 am
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Firechat works very well, and much more than just close proximity. I'm sure one could do F to Y cabin communications. I've done it at least 20 rows apart on various flights and in various areas where there was no cell communications. The nice thing is that it IS mesh, so if you have people spread out every 25-50 feet one can extend for miles. (see the use case at places like burning man.)
Apr 13, 2017, 11:43 am
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If you are trying to communicate with someone you know, why not test it out on the ground?
Apr 20, 2017, 9:58 am
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This reminds me of the couple that has been together for 30 years but gets upset when they don't sit together on a 2 hour flight. You don't have to be together EVERY minute....
Apr 20, 2017, 12:30 pm
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Maybe the couple works and doesn't see each other as much as they'd like, and when they get on a plane together, it's to enjoy a vacation they've planned for the express purpose of spending some time together.
Apr 20, 2017, 1:36 pm
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As for applicability to the original post, I doubt many of these people have been unable to text each other and have set aside this time on the flight so they can catch up (without sitting together and conversing like humans used to do, no less).
I mean, I don't care. It's not bad. They aren't bothering anyone. I just feel like
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Apr 20, 2017, 5:47 pm
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Apr 20, 2017, 5:57 pm
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which what? post #3 indicates that it has been used on flights before.. are you talking about whether or not an F to Y over say 20 rows has been tested? I'm thinking it's going to work fine.
we figure it would work in a straight line of sight ,
same question could also be asked going thru hotel walls etc
I just never tried going any distance with Bluetooth
Apr 20, 2017, 8:43 pm
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Be sure to let us know what you find out.