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[–] themadcodger@kbin.earth 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I got mine recently in a dxent aized city and while there are plenty of nodes popping up on the map, the local channel is pretty quiet. Is that normal?

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 4 points 1 day ago

Yep, that can be normal. For my city, the local group has a private (but free to join) channel that's a bit more active.

Do a web search for meshtastic and your city and see if one pops up.

[–] brunoqc@piefed.ca 2 points 1 day ago

I don't know. It's the same for me but I got a pretty bad reception. The only time I saw some messages was when someone was sending some from a plane, so I guess it was a special occasion.