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If you have a powered (or with USB-C PD) USB hub you may be able to provide power and USB-OTG to ethernet. Never tried it though.
I used one of these when I had this issue.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Converter-Pre-installed-Performance/dp/B073TSK26W
Android phone with USB tethering plugged into it and ethernet cable into my main router. The USB cable providing the tethering was also enough to keep it charged via the pocket router's power supply.
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Yeah I thought of this too, I had a similar problem recently when trying to find a decent DAC for a phone. And I do actually have just that sort of hub (although no idea which box it's in).
But all my old Android fodder is Micro-USB. I wonder if an adapter will work. I think I also have one of those. Probably only for chargin though.
Psy
We're moving house in the next two weeks, and were in a contract for another 13 months with Plusnet. The service available from Plusnet in our new place is very, very poor.
They said they needed two weeks notice and £190 in early termination fees to get away. I was all pleased with myself because I got politely grumpy with them and they waived the termination fees, and cancelled our contract.
Anticipating the required two week notice period, I absent-mindedly started Googling alternative options at our new place (we don't have a move date yet, but it will be less than two weeks) ... then our internet connection disappeared 20 minutes later.
The story was for fun. But the question I had was: Does anyone have any cheap way to patch a 5G connection into a router that doesn't support USB modems? There seems to be plenty of options, all of which cost about £190.
So far I've thought of:
Any good ideas?