Show HN: Hacking a $20 4G wireless hotspot into a texting device

Also known as: we have the Clicks Communicator at home.

I don’t organize my things well. I try to, but quite often end up with a bunch of stuff on my desk. From various aliexpress orders and projects I’m working on, all the way to gifts and stuff I didn’t have time to find a place for.

That is exactly how this project came to be. At one point in time I had, lying on my desk:

And of course, my caveman brain combined the 3.

Okay, okay, not to lie I was probably a bit conditioned by knowing about:

Due to the mysterious laws of supply and demand, and the magic of supply chains - somehow you can get a 4G modem with WiFi, bluetooth, a display, fully battery powered and completely unlocked - for less than $20 shipped. This, of course, is the cornerstone of our project.