So, you are going on a long plane flight from LA to New York. You are travelling with your spouse and four kids. The problem is that in order to get the good fare, you had to split up and you are sitting in one row with two of your kids and your spouse is all the way at the back of the plane with your other two. It would be great if you could send texts between each other to keep track on how everything is going, but you are on a flight without any wifi. Sigh...
Well, fear no more!!
Firechat to the rescue! This little free downloadable app allows you to set up your smart phone (and your spouse's smart phone) as their own network hubs. This will let you "mesh" with it and be able to send texts - even in airplane mode - as long as you have turned on your bluetooth and WiFi. Not only that, but if anyone else is on the same fight, they can "mesh" with you to improve your signal. Yes, your message remains private even if you "mesh." Confusing? Well, watch this little video that explains it all!
Sounds cool - yes?
Well, as with all else, there is a downside to this... How about in a school where this kind of messaging through the WiFi has been disabled. You know, to prevent cheating on tests and so on. Now students can make their own free WiFi network.
So, what do you think? Good, bad or in-the-middle?
As always, I solicit your comments on the blogsite.
Yossie
Yossie Frankel
IT Director - Shalhevet High School
Tech Specialist - CIJE
Checkout my blog: www.technorebbe.com
Twitter @yossiefrankel
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