On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 04:31:56PM +0100, Stefan Moran wrote: > Mobile Linux is a travesty, and I don't want to use Android or > derivatives. Can anyone here who frequently uses umb(4) comment on > its efficacy, as well as a hardware recommendations? Location is > southern Spain, available ISPs are Lyca, Orange and Vodafone.
FWIW, at least in Portugal, Lyca no longer allows "connection sharing" (i.e. using the phone as a wifi access point or USB tethering). I believe Android uses a separate APN for connection sharing, and that's how they filter it. Maybe there are some workarounds for this, but I didn't bother to try, since there are other low-cost providers around. You might have better luck if you can properly control the device's network stack. --
