In summary, why MANET is a bad idea: <br><br>1. We need to reconstruct the infrastructure, otherwise MANET will only be useful to talk to my neighborhood who have no idea what to do. I would rather wait for real help instead of consuming my battery for trying to get help from non-professional strangers. <br>
<br>This means that users really have no incentive to consume energy for others because they are waiting for real help. And this is what they should do. <br><br>You can of course try to reach your neighbors for your broken leg, request water from your non-professional neighbors or other things, but I am not sure if this is a good idea. What real help they can provide? <br>
<br>2. If I am too far from the network I cannot reach anyone. Some people suggested using long range wifi, but I don't have this in my pocket. <br><br>Therefore: <br><br>The balloons should be installed as fast as possible. It will broadcast an address which everyone can call for real help.<br>
<br>This is really not a networking problem. It is about education.<br><br>===<br><br>I am also not sure if the cellular network is not robust enough, we may not even need a balloon: <br><br><a href="http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/alertnet-news-blog/cell-phones-and-radios-help-save-lives-after-haiti-earthquake/">http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/alertnet-news-blog/cell-phones-and-radios-help-save-lives-after-haiti-earthquake/</a><br>