ZTE phones as modems on Beaver - anyone try that?

[Mike Marchywka]

On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 01:01:22PM +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2021 at 12:30, Mike Marchywka <marchywka at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > There are probably a lot of old phones with good camera or other
> > capabilities and you could put several on one old laptop
> 
> DroidCam will do that, apparently.
> 
> https://www.wired.com/story/use-your-phone-as-webcam/
> 
> 
> > and have multiple camera and internet connections
> > for reliability.
> 
> [Cynical] That sounds like a path to more complexity and thus _less_
> reliability to me.

Yes, there are always tradeoffs including battery power for redundant
stuff if it can't be shutoff. I think the problem I have now
is the wifi router gets confused. I probably just need the cell
modem to use my email command program ( " Mikemail " but I think
I've seen other stuff that does similar things ) to hopefully
reset the router via  its REST API ( actually a bunch of browser
pages I need to spoof lol ). 

Its amazing though the number of kinds of robust systems
you can make with an old laptop and USB peripheral.

Curious if anyone has bought lab equipment lately, is it all
USB ? Whatever happened to RS-232 or IEEE-488 lol.




> 
> > I'm thinking about automated modes,
> > taking pictures of lab experiments, but also a remote
> > security setting where the thing is unattended
> > for long times. Kind of like a wildlife camera maybe lol.
> 
> For that, look for info on security cameras or CCTV cameras.
> https://www.cnet.com/home/security/turn-old-phone-into-security-camera-in-3-steps-heres-how-android-iphone/
> 
> > If its supposed to be this easy though to get USB modem
> > over the carrier it sounds like the stuff the carrier,
> > consumer cellular, is blocking something.
> 
> Some do that, yes. I had at least one phone where the vendor turned
> off tethering support.
> 
> > Their Bluetooth
> > app routinely gets stuck downloading file "Null"
> > and requires multiple tries - I even gave up trying to transfer
> > multiple images at one time.
> 
> Weird, but TBH I have never found bluetooth easy or reliable, except on Macs.
> 
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