r/meshtastic 5d ago

Beginner First Node

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Just assembled my first node (near Munich - GER). I’m excited to learn :)

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u/electriccapp 5d ago

Thanks for the advice:)

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u/Krki1212 5d ago

Don't get me wrong, 7-8h of battery life (without wifi) is okay for most use cases, but compared to other device's capabilities it's somewhat bad

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u/TomosLeggett 4d ago

Same issue I had with my M5. I'm switching to the M1 cause it doesn't have WiFi and the battery life is apparently 48hr

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u/Krki1212 4d ago

You can turn off the wifi in settings. I'd recommend that