[cordite]

Isn't this why frequency bands that equipped citizens cannot legally forward information among a mesh network?

Plus, as far as phones uploading to other phones, regardless of package signing and other security, no one would appreciate unsolicited battery life depletion.

I remember this discussion coming up with GoTenna [1] here, where they admitted it would be a nice feature to communicate beyond single point to point transceivers like a mesh network but the FCC stipulates these open bands cannot be used like that.

[1]: http://www.gotenna.com/

[yusyusyus]

no. this is a limitation specific to MURS, from their explaination[0]. MURS band is cooler for them though because of longer lamdba. but the longer lambda = further propagation / power (a general rule anyway). so, FCC would rather not have long propagation (at least that is what it looks like.. don't know when the rules were put into place, the process, etc to say for sure).

[0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8054336