To use WiFi you can follow https://docs.pycom.io/wipy/wipy/tutorial/wlan.html tutorial. More examples available at https://github.com/wipy/wipy/tree/master/examples/blynk

Maybe, but I think esp32 is limited to <20dbm max and I doubt pycom was using a different setting for the range test than they did for FCC/CE testing. But anything is possible. 1km is max, not typical. So if you are not line of sight with low RF interference you won't achieve it.

And until machine.reset_cause is fixed it also works on the LoPy with the line: if machine.reset_cause() != machine.SOFT_RESET: removed

Thanks Abilio for this quick and clear response .