kewl story bro... reality is it hard to setup a meshnet when your being bombed and you've been under sanctions for decade. everyone has a mobile phone and can use bitchat without any data or cell netw...
You don't need to choose one or the other.
BitChat for everyone who has the phone (so basically everyone). Than you can use Bitchat-meshcore bridge - and you need just two - to connect those two meshes. Not perfect, it only interconnects the channel data (very hard to do full bitchat protocol bridge over lora), but this combines advantages of both - range of meshcore, no hw requirements of bitchat.
https://github.com/jooray/MeshCore-BitChat
And your point is exactly right - hard to setup when you're being bombed. But it's easier to connect a few areas with a few devices and then use bitchat in populated areas in the local mesh.
BitChat for everyone who has the phone (so basically everyone). Than you can use Bitchat-meshcore bridge - and you need just two - to connect those two meshes. Not perfect, it only interconnects the channel data (very hard to do full bitchat protocol bridge over lora), but this combines advantages of both - range of meshcore, no hw requirements of bitchat.
https://github.com/jooray/MeshCore-BitChat
And your point is exactly right - hard to setup when you're being bombed. But it's easier to connect a few areas with a few devices and then use bitchat in populated areas in the local mesh.
