diff --git a/src/mesh/SinglePortModule.h b/src/mesh/SinglePortModule.h
index 2e587cb89..57db73221 100644
--- a/src/mesh/SinglePortModule.h
+++ b/src/mesh/SinglePortModule.h
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ class SinglePortModule : public MeshModule
     SinglePortModule(const char *_name, PortNum _ourPortNum) : MeshModule(_name), ourPortNum(_ourPortNum) {}
 
   protected:
+    uint32_t max_channel_util_percent = 40;
+    uint32_t polite_channel_util_percent = 25;
+
     /**
      * @return true if you want to receive the specified portnum
      */
diff --git a/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp b/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
index 572d7063b..9e4a44679 100644
--- a/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ int32_t PositionModule::runOnce()
     if (lastGpsSend == 0 || (now - lastGpsSend) >= intervalMs) {
 
         // Only send packets if the channel is less than 40% utilized.
-        if (airTime->channelUtilizationPercent() < 40) {
+        if (airTime->channelUtilizationPercent() < max_channel_util_percent) {
             if (node->has_position && (node->position.latitude_i != 0 || node->position.longitude_i != 0)) {
                 lastGpsSend = now;
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ int32_t PositionModule::runOnce()
     } else if (config.position.position_broadcast_smart_enabled) {
 
         // Only send packets if the channel is less than 25% utilized.
-        if (airTime->channelUtilizationPercent() < 25) {
+        if (airTime->channelUtilizationPercent() < polite_channel_util_percent) {
 
             NodeInfo *node2 = service.refreshMyNodeInfo(); // should guarantee there is now a position
 
diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
index 612cf6c1f..9e541efd4 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@
 int32_t DeviceTelemetryModule::runOnce()
 {
 #ifndef ARCH_PORTDUINO
-    if (firstTime) {
-        // This is the first time the OSThread library has called this function, so do some setup
-        firstTime = 0;
-        DEBUG_MSG("Device Telemetry: Initializing\n");
+    uint32_t now = millis();
+    if ((lastSentToMesh == 0 || (now - lastSentToMesh) >= getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(moduleConfig.telemetry.device_update_interval)) 
+        && airTime->channelUtilizationPercent() < max_channel_util_percent) {
+        sendTelemetry();
+        lastSentToMesh = now;
+    } else {
+        // Just send to phone when it's not our time to send to mesh yet
+        sendTelemetry(NODENUM_BROADCAST, true);
     }
-    sendOurTelemetry();
-    // OSThread library.  Multiply the preference value by 1000 to convert seconds to miliseconds
-
-    return getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(moduleConfig.telemetry.device_update_interval);
+    return sendToPhoneIntervalMs;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ bool DeviceTelemetryModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const MeshPacket &mp, Telemet
     return false; // Let others look at this message also if they want
 }
 
-bool DeviceTelemetryModule::sendOurTelemetry(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies)
+bool DeviceTelemetryModule::sendTelemetry(NodeNum dest, bool phoneOnly)
 {
     Telemetry t;
 
@@ -68,11 +69,16 @@ bool DeviceTelemetryModule::sendOurTelemetry(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies)
 
     MeshPacket *p = allocDataProtobuf(t);
     p->to = dest;
-    p->decoded.want_response = wantReplies;
+    p->decoded.want_response = false;
 
     lastMeasurementPacket = packetPool.allocCopy(*p);
-    DEBUG_MSG("Device Telemetry: Sending packet to mesh\n");
-    service.sendToMesh(p, RX_SRC_LOCAL, true);
     nodeDB.updateTelemetry(nodeDB.getNodeNum(), t, RX_SRC_LOCAL);
+    if (phoneOnly) {
+        DEBUG_MSG("Device Telemetry: Sending packet to phone\n");
+        service.sendToPhone(p);
+    } else {
+        DEBUG_MSG("Device Telemetry: Sending packet to mesh\n");
+        service.sendToMesh(p, RX_SRC_LOCAL, true);
+    }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.h b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.h
index 1a10ffcfa..a59e9c000 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.h
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.h
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ class DeviceTelemetryModule : private concurrency::OSThread, public ProtobufModu
     /**
      * Send our Telemetry into the mesh
      */
-    bool sendOurTelemetry(NodeNum dest = NODENUM_BROADCAST, bool wantReplies = false);
+    bool sendTelemetry(NodeNum dest = NODENUM_BROADCAST, bool phoneOnly = false);
 
   private:
-    bool firstTime = 1;
+    uint32_t sendToPhoneIntervalMs = SECONDS_IN_MINUTE * 1000; // Send to phone every minute
+    uint32_t lastSentToMesh = 0;
     const MeshPacket *lastMeasurementPacket;
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/esp32/StoreForwardModule.cpp b/src/modules/esp32/StoreForwardModule.cpp
index 95aeef709..e51296824 100644
--- a/src/modules/esp32/StoreForwardModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/esp32/StoreForwardModule.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int32_t StoreForwardModule::runOnce()
             if (this->busy) {
 
                 // Only send packets if the channel is less than 25% utilized.
-                if (airTime->channelUtilizationPercent() < 25) {
+                if (airTime->channelUtilizationPercent() < polite_channel_util_percent) {
 
                     // DEBUG_MSG("--- --- --- In busy loop 1 %d\n", this->packetHistoryTXQueue_index);
                     storeForwardModule->sendPayload(this->busyTo, this->packetHistoryTXQueue_index);