Ditch your hotspot and build a better travel router // OpenWrt, Raspberry Pi, Verizon

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Description

Most often, we buy the solution presented to us. It never checks all the boxes, but it usually does good enough. However, empowered with knowledge, we can build our own solutions, better than any one presented to us. In this video, I explore that avenue by breaking down my latest build, and experience with it. That is, my custom built hotspot / travel router, and compare it to my consumer grade generic solution, the carrier provided hotspot. While not mentioned in the video, the carrier solution, or generic one you buy, will almost always be cheaper; but you always get what you pay for. It will do one thing, good enough. With a creative mind and spirit, you'll reap the benefits of customized solution. While it may cost more, the reward of knowledge and experience is one you can't put a price on.

Watch my breakdown of this hotspot, what I used, how it worked out for me, and my ideas for an improved version I'd love to make.

Links

MCUZone Raspberry Pi CM4-4G Plus Board
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/325680...

4G LTE Antenna
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

OpenWrt Hotspot Config + Info
https://gist.github.com/odevodyssey/0...

OpenWrt CM4 WiFi Config
https://gist.github.com/odevodyssey/b...

CM4 Carrier Boards
https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/boards_cm

Raspberry Pi OpenWrt 4G LTE Build
   • The 4G LTE Raspberry Pi Router has ar...  

Raspberry Pi OpenWrt OTG
   • One Port To Rule Them All // Serial, ...  

Raspberry Pi CM4 Router
   • Building a Better Raspberry Pi Router...  

Raspberry Pi 4B Router
   • How To Build A Custom Raspberry Pi Ro...  

Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:30 Your Hotspot Sucks
01:10 Custom Hotspot Breakdown
02:08 Ekster Promo
04:12 Custom Hotspot Assembly
04:44 OpenWrt Troubleshooting
05:47 Comparing Hotspots
08:27 Hotspot Improvements
09:47 Outro

Attributions

Stock footage provided by M-Stock Agency, downloaded from videvo.net

Tags

#hotspot #openwrt #cm4 #raspberrypi #mifi #jetpack #ekster