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Re:Jack Dorsey Releases BitChat: Encrypted Messaging via Blu... by nullify88 on Monday July 07, 2025 @02:40AM (#44487367)
I commonly Signal call my partner when we are at opposite ends of the house. I can see something like this being useful to prevent using some remote Internet server to facilitate a very local call.

I wonder if there's a home lab / self hosted solution for this.

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Re:Jack Dorsey Releases BitChat: Encrypted Messaging via Blu... by subscribed on Monday July 07, 2025 @04:00AM (#44487800)
Bluetooth to reach and reliably hold a high throughout connection to the device across the house?

I don't think so.

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Re:Jack Dorsey Releases BitChat: Encrypted Messaging via Blu... by sardine5 on Monday July 07, 2025 @05:38AM (#44488442)
You can do a surprising amount with a low throughput connection though. I've been playing with Google's Lyra V2 codec - it chews up a fair bit of CPU, but 3.2kbps over a CodedPhy link sounds fine.
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