cross-posted for GunnarRunnar@kbin.social
Just playing around with the idea that I’d use an old phone as a 5g modem that I’d then attach to a regular router. Is this possible, smart/dumb?
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Should be possible, my main concern would be the battery, you’d need to root the device and have some form of battery charge control to make sure it doesn’t explode due to being charged to 100% for too long.
As for actually configuring it, Android can do Ethernet tethering if provided with a USB-C to Ethernet dongle, and you can set that up as the WAN of your router, or use it instead of your router and simply use a switch.
I looked into this. It will work, but you might find the device will overheat because it is not designed to be on (as a hotspot) 24/7
