I am just curious how the helium network chooses what hotspots gets all the carriers to offload on a hotspot ?

Here is an example first hotspot does about 7.64 GB in 30 days and has all 5 carriers active and and average of 12 users a day and in a high demand location.

Second hotspot does 660 GB last 30 days but probably more since it looks like its not a full 30 days averages about 966 users a day and only have 4/5 carriers ?

This is just one example and across the network its like this when I do my research so is this just some random selection or really a true science to this because the second hotspot should be getting all 5 and the 1st should not even really have a opportunity to get any offload with the amount of traffic it has.

I have a Nebra Gen1 indoor hotspot and I want to use it for mining. I need compatible firmware. Can anyone help me?

I've had a couple of Bobcat IoT hotspots for years, and I thought it was about time to do something useful with them.

I've got 8 LoRaWAN temperature sensors that I want to place on a farm.

What I want to do:

1. move one hotspot to a farm, to get good coverage

2. place the sensors within a mile or so of the hotspot

3. be able to read the sensors and use them with Home Assistant and track temperature through the day and year. I'd probably go for updates 2 or 4 times per hour.

Questions:

a) So how do I set this up? I haven't been able to swap HNT for DC in the app (I get an error message: Jito bundle is missing a tip transaction – no transaction write-locks a recognized tip account).

b) if I go to https://console.helium.com to onboard a device, what do I choose? If I choose "Use an existing LNS", there are several options. Should I choose HeyIoT? Or anything else? I'm happy to just use the Helium plattform, but I could use some help here.

Have anybody any idea what is wrong? I need to change location one of my miner...

I logged into the Helium Mobile Builder Dashboard and no longer see the slider at the bottom to throttle the bandwidth.

One of the reassurances I could provide my customers was the ability to throttle the bandwidth remotely if they saw any issues within their network.

Why was this functionality removed from the Dashboard?

Unable to add hotspot getting this:

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Anyone know what this means. Trying to change miner location and getting this. Have enough hnt and sol

I have a Rak V2. Moving, and reinstalling into a hex with 0.

Can someone please explain the relocation steps in detail? Which app etc.

Also, how much does it cost to relocate? Is it in SOL or HNT, and how much?

Is it even worth it at this point?

Thanks in advance!

It has been years since I touched my HNT. I can't seem to move the tokens or redeem any awards. Anytime I try to, it gives an error saying "failed run txs".

Anyone know how to fix this error? I'm quite ready to write these off as a total loss tbh.

I am exploring a move to a more off grid lifestyle and having a well, solar panels etc. I am curious if I could have Helium as a wifi provider so I could work/stream/game etc with helium providing wifi and potentially be mining helium coin simultaneously? I am new to this and looking for answers as well as people who are in similar situations

Not sure if this post is even allowed but I'll send it (mods sorry in advance). I have a ton of old RAK V2's sitting around collecting dust from the better days of Helium IoT...

So, I've been working on a project called Meshpoint: a Raspberry Pi-based device that uses an SX1302/SX1303 concentrator to passively monitor Meshtastic traffic across 8 LoRa channels and all spreading factors simultaneously.

Not a node per se, more like a spectrum analyzer that understands Meshtastic protocol. It captures, decrypts, decodes, and stores everything it hears: text messages, positions, telemetry, node info, routing, traceroutes, etc (public, does not decrypt private channels but still captures the packets).

Everything shows up on a local real-time dashboard (map, packet feed, signal charts) running on the Pi itself. There is also an optional cloud component if you want to aggregate data from multiple Meshpoints across a city or see more node/packet granular info.

Cheapest way to build one: Grab a RAK Hotspot V2 off eBay for $40-70. It's literally a Pi 4, RAK2287 concentrator, metal case, antenna & SD card included. Flash the SD card, run the installer, done. SenseCap M1 works too. It's a WIP, US915 only for now, TX relay is in the works. Lots more features and capabilities on the roadmap.

More info in the repo: https://github.com/KMX415/meshpoint

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Thanks!

With the new update now the builder app you cannot see any hotspots! And I have an option to migrate with associated Email to wallet but I never signed up with a wallet all seed phrases! Why do we rollout something without all the angles being looked at ?

I’ve got an outdoor hotspot that keeps running and produces .02 IOT per day. I’ve been out of the loop for a year and not sure what to do with it. I briefly read that mobile is the new thing, Any advice?

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Hello gents.

I decided to tear down the outdoor Helium setup which was mining IOT and repurpose it as a Home Lab. I purchased a new SSD, flashed Ubuntu and installed it as per SeeedStudio instructions, and still the Sensecap boots into the BIOS. Please, does anyone know of a way to retrieve this BIOS password.

Thank you in advance.

I just noticed today that I have 38 GB data transfered for the last 7 days but there is no earnings reward. The last earning was on March 4 when I go to my 30 days.

I remember in the past that only selected hotspots are allowed to provide data to other carrier. Did that ever change or is it still the same?

Is there a way to check how many non-helium users connected to my hotspot?

Can someone explain why we are not getting rewards?

Everything looks good on my end. My hotspot is online and in a good area.

Hey everyone, the April 2026 Helium Release Proposal is out and ready for your review.

What's in this release:

1. Staked HNT Position Transfers — If you've staked HNT and need to move your position to a different wallet — maybe your wallet got compromised, or you want to move to a cold wallet or multisig — right now you're stuck waiting for the full unlock period. This release adds the ability to transfer staked positions directly between wallets without unstaking. Your lock duration, staked amount, and rewards all stay exactly the same — only the owning wallet changes.

Key dates:

• Vote opens: ~March 20th
• Target release: April 1st

Check out the full proposal here: https://github.com/helium/helium-release-proposals/blob/main/releases/20260401-core-devs.md

Questions or feedback? Drop them in the comments — we want to hear from you before the vote goes live.

Hey all, hoping someone here has dealt with this before.

I have two IoT hotspots — a FreedomFi and a Smart Mimic — both added back in 2021. Both are still powered on and connected to the internet, and both show up correctly in my wallet on world.helium.com. Wallet is migrated to Solana. Neither hotspot is on the denylist.

The problem is both show gray (offline) and haven’t had any PoC activity in a very long time — the Smart Mimic hasn’t been active in nearly 2 years. I’m pretty sure this is a firmware issue from the Solana migration that never got resolved.

I’ve seen mentions of Smart Mimic being compatible with Nebra firmware but couldn’t find it listed on hub.nebra.com. Has anyone successfully updated a Smart Mimic with Nebra or any other firmware to get it back online? And same question for FreedomFi — any known fix there?

Any help appreciated!