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| smsferret | tomorrowsms | |
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| 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
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| 10.0 | 1.8 | |
| over 1 year ago | about 1 year ago | |
| Python | Python | |
| - | MIT License |
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Show HN: TxtNet Browser – Browse the Web over SMS, No Wi-Fi/Mobile Data Needed
That's really cool! There are situations where data is unreliable or congested, having a backup is very handy. SMS is very common LMICs as data can be expensive, nevermind the devices themselves are difficult to come by. I see this is using GSM-7, I suppose this could be expanded to non-Latin alphabets using USC-2, but it would increase the amount of text messages needed due to the max number of characters. Neat to think about though.
I built something similar recently (inspired by this project), a SMS to DuckDuckGo search [1] and weather lookup [2]. The submitted repo's app is Android only, so having a more universal approach is fun to have. I live and work remotely, my closest neighbour's km's away do not have internet but only cell phones with unlimited SMS. With no internet, they would not be able to download the app. Sort a chicken and the egg problem.
[1] https://github.com/snacsnoc/smsferret
tomorrowsms
What are some alternatives?
TxtNet-Browser - An app that lets you browse the web over SMS
GoodbyeDPI - GoodbyeDPI — Deep Packet Inspection circumvention utility (for Windows)
specs - Awala Protocol Suite Specifications
carbonyl - Chromium running inside your terminal
iodine - Official git repo for iodine dns tunnel