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• Meshtastic vs MeshCore

  How the two big LoRa text meshes differ in routing, roles, apps and UK use, and how to pick between them.

  Updated 29 Oct 2026

• Meshtastic vs Reticulum

  Meshtastic is a ready-made LoRa messenger; Reticulum is a general encrypted network stack. How they differ and when to use each.

  Updated 29 Oct 2026

• MeshCore vs Reticulum

  MeshCore is a role-based LoRa chat mesh built around repeaters; Reticulum is a transport-agnostic encrypted network stack. Compared.

  Updated 29 Oct 2026

• LoRa mesh vs Wi-Fi HaLow

  LoRa mesh is legal and buyable in the UK today; Wi-Fi HaLow (802.11ah) carries IP traffic but its UK status is unconfirmed.

  Updated 29 Oct 2026

• goTenna vs Meshtastic

  What we can and cannot confirm about goTenna for UK buyers, set against Meshtastic's open, documented 868 MHz hardware.

  Updated 29 Oct 2026

• Community Wi-Fi mesh vs Starlink

  Two ways to reduce dependence on a conventional ISP, and the different dependencies each one leaves you with.

  Updated 29 Oct 2026

• Meshtastic vs PMR446 and CB radio

  Licence-free voice radios (PMR446, UK CB) against Meshtastic's multi-hop text mesh: bands, power limits and what each is for.

  Updated 29 Oct 2026

• AREDN vs community Wi-Fi mesh

  AREDN is a licensed amateur-radio data mesh; NYC Mesh, Guifi.net and Freifunk are public-access community networks. Compared.

  Updated 29 Oct 2026

• Meshtastic vs Bitchat and Briar

  A LoRa radio mesh against two phone-only messengers: Bitchat's Bluetooth mesh and Briar's Tor and Bluetooth peer-to-peer messaging.

  Updated 29 Oct 2026