We just released a new firmware to support mesh networking with bluetooth beacons - you can read more on our blog: http://blog.estimote.com/post/153812538740/introducing-the-w...
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I'm not alone, a few of my friends also play with home automation and none of us can get any given estimote among dozens to beacon reliably. They all work, just maybe 10% - 30% of the time.
Is this your app, the beacons, the technology, bad expectations... what could everyone be doing wrong that nobody can get a better than coin toss chance of detecting proximity to a beacon?
Will this mesh tech make any difference?
// FWIW, seems to be all beacons, not just yours, and all apps, not just yours. It's like the concept of expecting reliability is broken.
This is really looks like an exciting technology.
Is listening for other BLE transmissions low power enough that it can be done while keeping the claimed "several years" battery life, or is there something extra going on to limit the power cost of listening?
Is the protocol between the beacons themselves actually BLE in the mesh case? Or do they just expose that to phones?
Are the beacons establishing BLE connections for the mesh, or are they just taking advantage of announcements (which would likely allow avoiding some power consumption as long as the message is small)? A mix?
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