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Slightly misleading title. This blog post is not hosted over LTE. Instead, the web server just happens to run inside the Pinephone modem. Internet --> USB -->
by MayeulC 6y ago
Slightly misleading title. This blog post is not hosted over LTE. Instead, the web server just happens to run inside the Pinephone modem.
Internet --> USB --> Pinephone CPU --> (ADB forwarding) --> Pinephone modem with webserver.
That's cool, but I am slightly disappointed. I was hoping to find out that some ISPs allowed to forward ports over LTE.
Here, I don't really see the advantage over doing it on the main CPU, since it will have to forward packets anyway. And you can use the same reasoning with whatever the pinephone is connected to.
- xx_ns 6y agoSorry if it's a bit misleading! Wasn't my intention. However, there's nothing stopping me from getting a data SIM from my provider (who does allow forwarding ports over LTE). I just currently don't have any spare SIM cards at hand. But that is the plan.
- MayeulC 6y agoAh, that would be quite awesome in my opinion. Although the latency will likely skyrocket, I would be very interested in measuring the energy efficiency. The main CPU could even be completely shut down. You can even imagine calling the main CPU as backup if there are too many incoming requests, though it would be better to use a (likely available) ethernet-over-USB instead of ADB forwarding, and that scenario is unlikely if just for a static blog. Anyway, if you do so, please make sure to publish a new blog post, post it here, and plot the power consumption during the hug. That would be some interesting data!
- DaniloDias 6y agoYou can get carrier grade connections that would allow this kind of routing- it is not part of a standard consumer package. This type of capability is managed via the "Access Point Name" feature in phones.