Am I reading this right? You do still need internet access, to actually retrieve the page from someone else. Also I'm not sure how this will reduce data costs. Do providers charge different amounts for getting data from different servers? The same amount of data is still going into your device, it's just coming from somewhere else than usual

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pentagrama an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, I was confused as well. The current Hacker News title is “Ceno, browse the web without internet access”, but on the official site the headline/<title> reads “Ceno Browser | Share the Web!”.

That mismatch is likely what is causing the confusion. The HN title probably should be updated to reflect the current title used on the site.

Another possibility is that the original title actually was “browse the web without internet access” and the developers later changed the site headline after the post was submitted to HN.

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mlnj 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It seems to be a way to circumvent censorship.

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voidUpdate 5 hours ago | parent [-]

They probably want to tone down their marketing claims then, since it doesn't let you browse the web without internet access. It lets you browse webpages that would be blocked in your area

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behehebd 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I thought this was going to be some kind of wifi or bluetooth mesh

	▲	voidUpdate 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Me too, or some kind of offline caching system that automatically downloads your commonly visited websites or something

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johnisgood 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I agree. "Cut off" and "without internet access" != censored. They should have worded it better. The title is the worst.

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mexicocitinluez 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I had the exact same thought and it wasn't until navigating to their FAQ did it become apparent what they were actually selling.

"Browse the web without internet access" is either purposely misleading or written by someone who doesn't understand the tech they're marketing.

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mohsen1 2 hours ago | parent [-]

in Iran there's a funny situation where you're connected but not to the internet. if that makes sense.

	▲	voidUpdate 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Are you still able to access Iranian servers, or is all traffic blocked? I'd class "The servers in Iran" as still a part of the internet