Distributing communication of a data stream among multiple devices

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor of a first device to perform operations including:

• accessing an alphanumeric sharing code obtained from a second device to associate a plurality of devices with a shared connection;
• sending, via a first transceiver of the first device, a request including the alphanumeric sharing code to a distribution system to join the shared connection, the shared connection to distribute communication of a complete data stream among the plurality of devices, the plurality of devices including the first device, the alphanumeric sharing code having been assigned by the distribution system to associate the plurality of devices with the shared connection;
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• relaying, via the second transceiver, a first one of a plurality of partial data streams to the second device, the first one of the plurality of partial data streams corresponding to a first portion of the complete data stream obtained from the distribution system via a first data connection established in response to the request, the plurality of partial data streams corresponding to respective portions of the complete data stream.

A method for a first device, the method comprising:

• accessing, by executing an instruction with a processor of the first device, an alphanumeric sharing code from a second device, the alphanumeric sharing code obtained from a second device to associate a plurality of devices with a shared connection;
• sending, with a first transceiver of the first device, a request including the alphanumeric sharing code to a distribution system to join the shared connection, the shared connection to distribute communication of a complete data stream among the plurality of devices, the plurality of devices including the first device, the alphanumeric sharing code having been assigned by the distribution system to associate the plurality of devices with the shared connection;
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• relaying, via a second transceiver of the first device, a first one of a plurality of partial data streams to the second device, the first one of the plurality of partial data streams corresponding to a first portion of the complete data stream obtained from the distribution system via a first data connection established in response to the request, the plurality of partial data streams corresponding to respective portions of the complete data stream.