Internet and gateways

Mode-X Mesh works locally without internet. A group of nodes can still pass messages from one node to the next when there is no mobile signal, broadband or cloud access.

Internet adds extra features:

• public map updates for nodes that choose to share location,
• wider bot replies,
• server-backed visibility when you are away from a node,
• firmware update publishing when builds are ready.

Current supported paths

The public gateway path uses:

• node Wi-Fi,
• phone tether from the Android app,
• the Mode-X Mesh server.

More advanced gateway options are being prepared, but they are not needed for normal use yet.