If your scenario does not use a Hotspot (at your cabin) then how would me leaving behind a burner phone generate the connection required for my WyzeCams? I thought these cameras require a WiFi signal to link up / talk unlike a true “cellular” camera, correct??
I ask because I just returned from my cabin and I brought two android phones with me to validate your recommendations. I set up my two Wyzecams, turned on my T-Mobile Hotspot via my android s9 galaxy phone, and entered the “android wifi network / password” provided to me by my phone network connection, Once I did this, I was able to set up the Wyze app on my Galaxy S9 and my Galaxy 4 note (older one!) phones and was able to view both cameras perfectly. I then drove away from my cabin, leaving behind my S9 cell phone, which was still connected to the WiFi-hotspot that I generated, and then about 1/2 mile down the road, I activated the Wyzecam app on my Galaxy 4 Note cell phone. The connection was slow, but once connected, I was able to view my cabin cameras while in my car away from my cabin … success. However, in this scenario, there was WiFi that was generated via my cell phone hotspot. So, again, I am not understanding what you mean by “not using a hotspot at all”. I thought this was necessary unless you purchased a Cellular Camera like a Reolink, Arlo or even a Trail camera.
So, now that I am back home, I checked with the Alcatel Linkzone T-Mobile hotspot, and it does have SMS capability, but I do not think (but I am NOT a computer wiz😎) it can use the Automation app you spoke of, https://automagic4android.com/download_en.html. So I believe I will go with your “burner phone” idea. Not sure what the best phone would be to purchase, but I assume I need to make sure my current Galaxy S9 and the Burner Phone will both accept the Automagic app you recommended. In addition, I also liked your idea of the IOT outlet and it to be programmed, via the Automagic SMS, to charge when the battery is X%.
I am leaving for my cabin again in a few weeks and will need to select a LOW cost burner phone so I can have T-mobile set up a SIM for me to use. All that I need to understand/learn is if the Automagic app comes with “selections” (e.g., turn on / off data, set charger time, etc) , or if I need to be the programmer. I was reading the link you sent to me and it talks about how one requires a “root access”… again, I am clueless … at least for now, but I am confident I can learn it. I just need to do so before I depart for the cabin.
Any advice is greatly appreciated on what type of burner phone to purchase? if the Automagic app is easy for novices? and can I make the burner phone work without setting up the android wifi network/password that I did on my initial test?
Sorry for all of these questions