So can someone tell me... is the fee based on the amount you send?
If you setup your own channel, there should be no fee. Assuming you have your own node and connect to another node to set up a channel, the transaction you will make on that channel should be free. Fee can vary, the lightning network node runners are the ones that set the fee. The more the hubs to route your transaction too, the higher the fee.
Cool, thanks for the info...
this is even more of a reason for me to set up a node.