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by kevin818 4470 days ago
I don't get it. Since the range is so low, at the point that you're close enough to chat via p2p, wouldn't it just be easier to actually talk? Or am I missing something?
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The promise of multipeer connectivity is that each additional node can potentially increase the network. So for Alice, who is in range of Bob but not Cathy, can talk to Cathy is Bob is in range of Cathy.
Only up to 8 nodes per session (at least, at the moment), according to the docs and this post: http://lightyearsoftware.com/2014/03/multipeer-connectivity-...
Is it possible to map the network? How locationally anonymous are the participants?