GoTenna Mesh: first 100% off-grid, mobile, long-range, consumer mesh network+SDK
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Re: GoTenna Mesh: first 100% off-grid, mobile, long-range, consumer mesh network+SDK
#2Thanks for mentioning the SDK — anyone can build atop goTenna now. Devs: build whatever you want over a really unique open data layer (totally off-grid, long-range). M2M, gaming, messaging — http://www.gotenna.com/pages/sdk
Re: GoTenna Mesh: first 100% off-grid, mobile, long-range, consumer mesh network+SDK
#3So psyched for Daniela and Jorge--this is the product they had in mind when they first started the company.
Re: GoTenna Mesh: first 100% off-grid, mobile, long-range, consumer mesh network+SDK
#4If history is any guide, it'll likely take 5-10 years for an open software/hardware alternative with comparable usability to appear. To me, that prospect is more appealing.
It's a shame we can't find a business model that absolves the need for gatekeepers rather than creating new ones.
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#5Anyone know if these will work along with the older GoTenna devices? I'm curious if the only difference is that the new devices can resend messages on enabling a mesh network.
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#6Anyone know if these will work along with the older GoTenna devices? I'm curious if the only difference is that the new devices can resend messages on enabling a mesh network.
The older GoTenna devices use the MURS band, the new mesh devices use 33cm band. Totally incompatible.
Re: GoTenna Mesh: first 100% off-grid, mobile, long-range, consumer mesh network+SDK
#7Anyone know if these will work along with the older GoTenna devices? I'm curious if the only difference is that the new devices can resend messages on enabling a mesh network.
Nick from goTenna here. goTenna Mesh devices will not be interoperable with our first-gen goTenna devices because they operate on different frequencies. We would have loved to enable interoperability but that's physically and legally impossible due to regulatory restrictions.
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#8Anyone know if these will work along with the older GoTenna devices? I'm curious if the only difference is that the new devices can resend messages on enabling a mesh network.
The older GoTenna devices use the MURS band, the new mesh devices use 33cm band. Totally incompatible.
Right, the other thing beyond being different frequencies is that we can't mesh on MURS frequencies given the FCC's rules on that band. So we moved to the civilian ISM band where store-and-forward is allowed. So we've had to negotiate not just with the laws of physics but the laws of... regulators ;-)
Re: GoTenna Mesh: first 100% off-grid, mobile, long-range, consumer mesh network+SDK
#9Anyone know if these will work along with the older GoTenna devices? I'm curious if the only difference is that the new devices can resend messages on enabling a mesh network.
Nick from goTenna here. goTenna Mesh devices will not be interoperable with our first-gen goTenna devices because they operate on different frequencies. We would have loved to enable interoperability but that's physically and legally impossible due to regulatory restrictions.
Was there any consideration of using a removable 18650 lithium ion battery? It's a common size shared by flashlights and other outdoor equipment popular with your target market.
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#10Their first product was long, long, long delayed. This seems like a better product but as a company they seem to be pretty clueless. I backed the original product but they've not seen fit to include us in any marketing nor offer any incentive to upgrade.
The original product makes more sense since it's more likely that people who are hiking or whatever circumstances have them off of a cellular network will bring their devices. There's never going to be enough critical mass for someone to depend on this as something active in their area.