pycom-documentation/content/gettingstarted/registration/lora/helium_hotspot_registration.md

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Helium’s network is referred to as The People's Network. It is powered by an entirely new incentive model - made possible by their Helium Blockchain. Installing a LoRa Hotspot means you are rewarded in HNT crypto coins as soon as you have “Proof-of-Coverage”.

• Add a Pycom Helium Miner
• Assert Location
• Transfer Hotspot

Add a Pycom Helium Miner

Download and install the Pycom Helium App from the [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pycom-helium-app/id1630652083](Apple App Store).

For the Android Version, please download the app from https://software.pycom.io/downloads/pycom-helium.apk

Hint: Please enable Location & Nearby Devices permissions in app settings.

• Create an account or log in to your existing account
• Click +Add Hotspot
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• Add "Pycom Helium Miner BLE"
• Follow the step-by-step instructions to pair your Helium Miner
• The hotspot automatically goes into pairing mode for 30 minutes after first power-on.
• It should be detected by the app.
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• Select the WiFi network the hotspot will use to access the internet
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• Add to the blockchain, and you are up and running
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Assert Location

TBD

Transfer Hotspot

TBD