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A Totem message made 35 hops across the Unity Mesh Network at Lost Lands 2026, with no cell service. That's five times Meshtastic's maximum setting. Here's how the record was measured, what it does and doesn't mean, and how Totem's offline mesh works in plain English.

Two Totem Compasses can reach each other directly at up to roughly 1,000 meters (about 2/3 of a mile) in open, ideal conditions, with no cell service. When other Totems are around, the Unity Mesh Network can relay locations further. Here's how it works and what affects it.

The Totem Compass finds your friends without cell service by combining satellite positioning, a peer-to-peer radio protocol and the Unity Mesh Network™. Here's exactly how each piece works, from satellites to the lights on your Compass, updated for Version 5.0.