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March 24, 2025
Digital hermits in Alpine cabins wield 2014 Sony phones paired with LoRa modules via Bluetooth 4.0, sending storm alerts at 0.08W—1% of 5G's TikTok drain. From New York subways to French villages, Meshtastic's open-source whispers (868-915MHz) bypass rotting copper and throttled 5G, while EU hypocrisy fuels shepherds deploying LoRa repeaters. At €200 vs 5G's €50k base stations, these 20km-range "walnut bricks" slice through telecom hegemony, resurrecting communication's essence where millimeter waves fail—a quiet revolution in 0.003¢/hour sparks.