We believe everyone deserves a way to speak, share, and connect, no matter where they are, what they have, or whether the internet is working.
This project is building a global mesh network that bridges existing ones. It doesn't rely on companies, governments, or infrastructure. It runs on people, not servers. It works with phones, small devices, radios, and anything else that can carry a message.
Each person can send Limited public messages per day.
You choose what to say and roughly where you are (exact or general). That message shows up on a world map for everyone to see.
It's like a pin on a global bulletin board — your voice, shared freely.
You can also message people directly.
- Only you and the other person can read what's sent. No one else!
- Messages take a smart route, hopping between nearby phones or small devices until they find a way to the intended user.
- Messages arrive eventually. The more users in the network, the faster and wider the range!
No bars? No Wi-Fi? No problem.
- Messages can travel through phones, laptops, plug-in devices, even homemade tools.
- If someone nearby is connected to the internet, they help move messages for others too.
- Delivery might take minutes or hours, even days — but they keep traveling until they reach their owner or the world map.
- You don't need to sign up. Just open the app and go.
- Want to find your friends later? You can add an email or phone number anytime to reconnect.
- You stay in control of your identity and privacy.
This network is smart and flexible.
Messages are packed so they can travel via:
- 📻 Radios
- 📱 Phones
- 🛰️ Satellite tools
To grow the network, people can use tiny gadgets:
- A plug that goes into a phone
- A solar-powered box on a roof
- Anyone can make a device!
These boost signal range, connect distant areas, or keep messages flowing during a blackout.
They're optional, cheap, and help everyone.
There are already great free, secure communication projects out there — but most of them can't talk to each other.
111 connects them, one bridge at a time.
- Already on another trusted network? A small bridge lets you carry and receive 111 messages without leaving it.
- Two-way by design. A message that mentions 111 can hop from any bridged network into the others — and 111 messages can travel outward the same way.
- Thin by design. Each bridge is the smallest possible shim — minimum code, minimum change to the original project.
- Built into the devices. The optional 111 gadgets ship with bridges to trusted networks built in, so every device strengthens those networks too — even standalone.
A global message system:
- ✅ Built by people, not providers
- ✅ Keeps going when the internet doesn't
- ✅ Private, secure, and open to all
No matter who you are or where you are — you have a voice. This network makes sure it's heard.
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