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I've always wanted to bring a lil router like a GL.iNet, pay for internet, then share it free for everyone on the plane hehe
by munro 3y ago
I've always wanted to bring a lil router like a GL.iNet, pay for internet, then share it free for everyone on the plane hehe
- josu 3y agoWhy not just use the hotspot on your phone?
- MostlyStable 3y agoI believe that you can't both simultaneously provide wifi hotspot and use wifi internet (at least, I couldn't on a phone several years ago last time I tried it). I think you can only do that if the network the phone is using is accessed via the cellular modem.
- pests 3y agoThat used to be the case but it has changed now. Probably depends on the phone broadband chipset used. These days you can passthru your WiFi or even a wired connection (via USB to a connected PC or a Ethernet-to-USB adapter) via a Hotspot.
- ikjasdlk2234 3y agoYou can on Android, and have for some time IIRC. This is how I get free wifi on my computer by passing it through my T-Mobile phone.
- mbesto 3y agoCorrect. My GL-E750 Mudi has a repeater function: https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/3/setup/gl-e750/internet/#2-repeater https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/3/setup/gl-e750/internet/... My iPhone does not.
- Eavolution 3y agoI absolutely can, that's how I connect my ps4 to my uni accommodation internet as it's mschapv2 or smth the ps4 can't connect to. I know it's definitely using the wifi and not my mobile data as my data usage for the day is unchanged after I've downloaded a game. Cheap Chinese android phone from 2020 (or maybe 2021 can't remember).
- Zigurd 3y agoDepends on the phone OS and wifi chipset Some Pixel phones can do it last I checked, which was about a year ago. It's a fragile dependency. For example, a Samsung with the same wifi chip didn't work.
- nunez 3y agoThis is how we get aircraft wifi with Meraki Air Marshall-like DDoS [0] for hotspots. Don't ruin it for us! [0] https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Monitoring_and_Reporting/Air_Marshal https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Monitoring_and_Reporting.... This basically detects any access points in a wireless network repeating a signal and automatically boots them. only works on 2.4GHz networks if I understand correctly.
- mike_d 3y agoI used to do this on long flights, but most in flight providers have stopped trying to identify and shape specific protocols and now limit bandwidth purely by client. If you get a few people on all at once it thinks you are streaming video and throttles you.