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MeatNet: All About Wireless

How does the wireless stuff work?

Most smart devices are kind of stupid. Sometimes they connect. Sometimes they don't. Often they disconnect. We’ve made it simple. Our stuff skips the "Bluetooth pairing" process and broadcasts temperature data in the open. So things just connect quic

What’s the wireless range?

It depends. All wireless products list “unobstructed range” so that’s what we tested – and that’s what we list on the site. In a wide-open space with no obstructions and clear line-of-sight, our Bluetooth signals will travel 330ft (100m) or more. Whe

What makes our wireless setup different? Is it reliable?

The most common complaints we’ve seen about competing wireless thermometers are signal reception problems and initial setup problems. It’s super-aggravating to disconnect in the middle of a cook. Tie that to creating an account or configuring a WiFi

What's MeatNet™? How does range-boosting work?

Very well, thank you. Our goal was to make the technical side of this “magical” and invisible to the cook. You don’t need to understand it to use it!. That means it’s a network that forms itself and doesn’t require any intervention - you don’t have t

What’s the wireless range, really? How are you getting 1000ft?

In wide-open space with unobstructed line-of-sight Combustion’s Bluetooth signals will travel 330 feet (100m) or more. Per hop!. Each Combustion tool works as a repeater node in our proprietary self-organizing MeatNet™ mesh network. Each time it repe

Why Bluetooth? How’s that work?

Bluetooth (aka BLE) is a low-power radio signal around the 2.45GHz band. It’s a very power-efficient way to transmit small data packets over a short distance. This bandwidth is the area legally allowed for consumer products, so there’s a lot of compe

What’s “Coded PHY”? Should I even care?

Not really; at least not yet. Nobody has a phone that uses it yet. Also known as “Bluetooth Long Range”, Coded PHY is a new Bluetooth protocol that promises greatly extended range. It changes the RF signal at a physical level (hence “PHY”) and promis

What things are bad for Bluetooth signals?

Effective Bluetooth range is quite dependent on the environment. The ideal setup is to have a clear line of sight (LOS) between the antennas. Here are some of the things that commonly block or hinder signals:. Reminder: never use your thermometer in

What can I do to get a better Bluetooth signal?