I have a cheapo Android phone I had laying around, used developer mode to make it always select tether instead of mass storage and I've got a (prepaid) data SIM in there.
When we travel the Beryl AX is our own hotspot, all devices can connect to its network. Then I just pick the best way to get the Beryl to the internet. Sometimes it's wired, sometimes it's connected to a WiFi, sometimes I need to plug in the phone and we use that.
And the best thing is that it can do failover, so I can have the hotel WiFi as the primary connection, but it'll fall back to the 4G phone connection if something goes wrong.
I used mine with the same SSID as my home network!
So when I travel I can either tether a phone and all the family devices just connect, or bridge it to the destination network and again let all the devices connect as if at home!
So could you explain the process by which you ‘tether a phone’? Is that don’t by plugging the phone in via usb? Is it paired via Bluetooth? Do you wifi the phone to it and spread the internet like that? I think some of us are quite curious about the specifics on that point :)
Sounds great!
P.s. I love (and am horrified) at how easy it is to ‘hijack’ a devices wifi just by making a network with the same name (and no password). I’ve done it myself over the years to make it easier for family or friends while travelling. But I always felt a bit ick about it working.
theshrike79|2 years ago
When we travel the Beryl AX is our own hotspot, all devices can connect to its network. Then I just pick the best way to get the Beryl to the internet. Sometimes it's wired, sometimes it's connected to a WiFi, sometimes I need to plug in the phone and we use that.
And the best thing is that it can do failover, so I can have the hotel WiFi as the primary connection, but it'll fall back to the 4G phone connection if something goes wrong.
firecall|2 years ago
So when I travel I can either tether a phone and all the family devices just connect, or bridge it to the destination network and again let all the devices connect as if at home!
ace2358|2 years ago
Sounds great!
P.s. I love (and am horrified) at how easy it is to ‘hijack’ a devices wifi just by making a network with the same name (and no password). I’ve done it myself over the years to make it easier for family or friends while travelling. But I always felt a bit ick about it working.
sccxy|2 years ago
So it really depends where I am, so I can choose between USB, ethernet or wifi.
But I think most use for me have been USB tethering in my home country (unlimited mobile data).
I just like how router does adblocking (Adguard Home DNS) and VPN with wireguard/tailscale.