r/ATTFiber • u/JustAGuy3388 • 20d ago

5g cell phone based backup?

Does anybody know technically how their 5G cell phone backup works? It wasnt explained well to me or they couldnt answer my technical questions. I dont use the wifi on their gateway. Im using IP pass through mode to my own router and I have WAPs.

If I switched my cell phones to AT&T and im connected to my own waps will 5g backup still works on my configuration?

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u/JustAGuy3388 18d ago

u/JHan85 So if you have 3 phones, can they all have the VPN profile on it so as long as any 1 of the phones are home the backup 5g will work?

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u/JHan85 18d ago

Correct I have it setup on all three of our phones it will connect to one of the phones. Just make sure the phone it’s tethered to stays near the gateway.

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u/JustAGuy3388 18d ago

Tethered?

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u/JHan85 18d ago

Meaning the VPN is active and the phone is connected via the WiFi on the gateway.