Is it possible to create a mobile network through a Wi-Fi Mesh network?

Question

WiFi

Heard about Wi-Fi mesh networks that allow you to create distributed networks. Modern phones usually have Wi-Fi transmitters. Question: is it possible using them to build a network within which one could talk?

Answer 1

I'm sure yes. See this topic:
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and the November issue of Hacker magazine

Answer 2

Certainly. This feature is implemented in ios7. An example of this is the FireChat application.