Peter DrakeDec 18

I recently got a RAK WisMesh tag and am learning to use it. Noob questions:

1) When I turn on my phone, there's a notification that says "0% battery remaining", but within the app it looks like it's at 94%. What's up with that?

2) How do I find contacts? Posting to LongFast, I get crickets.

#meshtastic

Show threadSimon Dec 18
@peterdrake I didn’t see the battery notification you describe, I’m on iOS though. Do you know if there are definitely other near you?
Show threadPeter DrakeDec 18

@staustellsimon Yes, many show up on the map.

I'm using an Android phone.

I was able to contact one other person on LongFast. So it's working, just not much going on.

Show threadsensDec 20
@peterdrake @staustellsimon I would check the other presets just out of curiosity 🙂
Show threadPeter DrakeDec 20
@senser @staustellsimon What do you mean by "other presets"?
Show threadsensDec 20
@peterdrake @staustellsimon those in settings, like Medium_fast etc. 🙂
Show threadPeter DrakeDec 30
@senser @staustellsimon Settings doesn't list any other channels -- just LongFast.
Show threadsensDec 30
@peterdrake @staustellsimon
Oh you probably are looking on Channel menu. It should be in the "LoRa", the first one.
There you choose region and the radio presets.
Show threadPeter Drake

@senser @staustellsimon Okay, I changed it from LongFast to MediumFast. Then I went and looked at my messages, and while it says MediumFast at the top, I see the same history of messages. Is there a reason to change?

(Since my original post I've seen a number of additional messages on LongFast, but they're generally "hello".)

Dec 30 at 4:54pmWeb
Show threadsensDec 30
@peterdrake @staustellsimon because it's the default channel and its name is derived from the radio setting
Show threadPeter DrakeDec 30
@senser @staustellsimon I think I understand, but what do I gain by switching to medium range?
Show threadsensDec 30
@peterdrake @staustellsimon I just meant that I would check whether I discover any device using other presets
Show threadsensDec 30
@peterdrake @staustellsimon I just meant that I would check whether I discover any device using other presets