diff --git a/src/meshcore/commands/binary.py b/src/meshcore/commands/binary.py
index 2f3138a..a07fb68 100644
--- a/src/meshcore/commands/binary.py
+++ b/src/meshcore/commands/binary.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ class BinaryCommandHandler(CommandHandlerBase):
     """Helper functions to handle binary requests through binary commands"""
 
     async def req_status(self, contact, timeout=0):
+        logger.error("*** please consider using req_status_sync instead of req_status") 
+        return await self.req_status_sync(contact, timeout)
+
+    async def req_status_sync(self, contact, timeout=0):
         res = await self.send_binary_req(
             contact,
             BinaryReqType.STATUS,
@@ -34,6 +38,10 @@ class BinaryCommandHandler(CommandHandlerBase):
         return status_event.payload if status_event else None
 
     async def req_telemetry(self, contact, timeout=0):
+        logger.error("*** please consider using req_telemetry_sync instead of req_telemetry") 
+        return await self.req_telemetry_sync(contact, timeout)
+
+    async def req_telemetry_sync(self, contact, timeout=0):
         res = await self.send_binary_req(
             contact,
             BinaryReqType.TELEMETRY,
@@ -56,7 +64,11 @@ class BinaryCommandHandler(CommandHandlerBase):
         
         return telem_event.payload["lpp"] if telem_event else None
 
-    async def req_mma(self, contact, start, end, timeout=0):
+    async def req_mma(self, contact, timeout=0):
+        logger.error("*** please consider using req_mma_sync instead of req_mma") 
+        return await self.req_mma_sync(contact, start, end, timeout)
+
+    async def req_mma_sync(self, contact, start, end, timeout=0):
         req = (
             start.to_bytes(4, "little", signed=False)
             + end.to_bytes(4, "little", signed=False)
@@ -86,6 +98,10 @@ class BinaryCommandHandler(CommandHandlerBase):
         return mma_event.payload["mma_data"] if mma_event else None
 
     async def req_acl(self, contact, timeout=0):
+        logger.error("*** please consider using req_acl_sync instead of req_acl") 
+        return await self.req_acl_sync(contact, timeout)
+
+    async def req_acl_sync(self, contact, timeout=0):
         req = b"\0\0"
         res = await self.send_binary_req(
             contact,