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That HAS to be sarcasm … right?

Hello fellow lvl1 tech watcher

Because carriers are smart and greedy and lobbied the government to sell a block of spectrum that is only used in the US for 5g, so if you want good connectivity in the us, you have to buy a phone from them at 3 times the price.

You already have a lot of good answers … but I got one more to add.

I have a very similar setup on my homelab and I’m using a Cloudflare tunnel.

It’s a free service and it’s really good because it allows you to expose web services and specific ports for remote access over dynamic IPs without having to expose your own router.

https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/

This is only applicable if you drain them all the way repeatedly (over draining of the battery leads to sulfate forming on the plates which is)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378775303009340

I combat this by over sizing my batteries. I have a lead one in a tool box I use for camping and I recharge with a solar panel, It’s a standard car battery that for my use lasts 6 hours or so. Normally I use it for a couple hours (between dusk and time to go to bed) to use a laptop, maybe a speaker and an LED light and then I charge it during the day while I go hiking via solar panels.

If you care for them they can last a long time. There’s also charge controllers you can install to keep it between 20 and 80% charge (for best life) but that’s kind of overkill for my purposes.

Having said that, yes … deep cycle batteries are a lot better, and even more so are Li Ion and solid state … but they are also significantly more expensive, and I like to use whatever I have at hand.

If price is your main concern make one yourself. Specially if you don’t need 110

1. buy a 12v battery of your choice (deep cycle are best, but car batteries will do in a pinch, UPS batteries if you want small)

2. buy a tool box of adequate size for your battery, allow for extra room

3. order a “float charger”

4. Order USB and cigarette lighter ports as desired

5. wire it all up inside the toolbox

I’ve made a few with minimal effort, they’re great for camping and my latest one even allows me to jump start a car

There are plenty of guides out there with more detailed steps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49Do__99Yr4

I’m currently making one for a friend, let me know if you guys want to see pics of the components