Author: Nik
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How To Use Hotspotty To Crush
Hotspotty started as a way for Daniel Andrade (@spillere on Discord) to manage the growing fleet of Helium Hotspots he was rolling out together with Maxime Goossens and Alexis Argent. In the beginning we had a tiny script that would send our daily rewards to a Telegram group. It’s, uh, grown from that. 🙂 Let’s start with…
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Victory With Helium: Power Moves For New People
Ok, so you just found Helium and are wondering what to do next? Let’s walk through the whole system so you’ll know what to do and what NOT to do. We’ll go through the ecosytem of Helium, the incentive of HNT, explain Helium Wallets as well as the Burn and Mint equilibrium, and make sure…
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What Does A Great Helium Hotspot Look Like?
Seeing other deployments is one of the fastest ways to get great ideas (and avoid costly mistakes!) I thought it’d be useful to the community to share a little more detail about our Helium Hotspot deployments. Here’s your chance to shine! What hotspot are you using? What antenna? Are you happy with this deployment? What will…
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How Do You Find The Best Site For Your Hotspot?
Well, the race is officially on. With at least two unofficial halvings coming in the near future, it’s pretty darn important right now to: A) Get your Helium hotspot up and earning and B) Secure the best spot you possibly can. In the case below, this hotspot is on private property with an incredible view of both my…
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Why Isn’t Your Hotspot Earning More?
So you’ve got your Helium Hotspot up and cranking and you’re all proud of your new deployment. Well done you! As you cruise around Explorer to see how much better your deployment is than everyone else’s, you notice a neighbor who’s earning more. What’s the deal? Are they cheating? Do they have a magic antenna? How…
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Why Are My Helium Hotspot Earnings So Spiky?
Why will a Hotspot earn well on one day, then nothing the next? Why isn’t there more consistency in earnings? There’s a clear reason for spiky earnings, and I’d love to walk you through it. Let’s start at the beginning of the Proof of Coverage (PoC) cycle, with the construction of a Challenge. Every Hotspot…
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How To Set Up a RUT 240 for an Off Grid Helium Hotspot — Prepare for Challenge!
With a generous assist from the folks over at HNTenna, here’s a step by step method for setting up your RUT 240 (the cell modem that allows an off grid Helium Hotspot to connect to the internet.) I’ll start by saying that off grid set ups are not for the faint of heart, the easily…
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Can I Get A Witness?
Having trouble understanding why your hotspot isn’t getting a Witness? Are you seeing messages about being above or below the bounds of an RSSI metric? Let’s dig in! There is an UPDATE to this post over here. Feel free to read on, but the rest of this post talks about a system that is no longer…
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How To Use PoE To Power Your Helium Hotspot
How do you use PoE? Do you need a splitter, an injector, or both? How does it all work? Let’s dive in! PoE is one of those things most of us never have to deal with and can seem like a mystery. It’s not. It’s super simple, let me show you how it works. First, P‑O-E stands…
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Light Hotspots Explained
What the heck is a Helium Light Hotspot, and why does it matter? If you’re not tech savvy, the whole thing can seem confusing. Let’s clear it up. We’ll begin with the different types of Hotspots: Regular, Light, and Data Only. Regular (I call ’em Full Fat) Hotspots are what Helium started out with. They create…