On Friday, October 27, 2017 at 9:54:41 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 5:51:09 PM UTC-4, wrote:
So if the system you describe never uses the mesh then how does the data make it to the internet?
Chris

My app uses the Gotenna to send messages to anyone in range. The mesh feature of the Gotenna, which I don't use, lets you send messages to people *out* of range, by passing messages from person to person. That's what mesh networking is; passing messages from node to node, like a game of "telephone". The Internet is not involved in either case.

Where the app may use the Internet is in the special case where the app is being used on the ground. When on the ground, the smartphone will likely have a cellular Internet connection, in which case it can send data about any gliders it sees to a website (or app) for display. This is only for the benefit of people on the ground who want to track gliders.