Connecting from 4G WAP to bridge to router to network

I live in a rural area but have 4G available for my phone and can use it as a wireless access point. I'd like to replace my very expensive (150/mo) satellite Internet service with my phone as access point.

I bought a TP-Link WR702N bridge and am able to get the bridge to connected to the phone and the router connects through the bridge. The LAN port on the bridge is connected to the WAN port on my router and the router is configured to get an IP address from DHCP. But I can't get the router to route in this configuration. If I unplug the router WAN from the bridge and connect it to my satellite modem it works perfectly. If I connect my laptop to the wireless on the bridge it will get an IP address from DHCP on the phone-as-WAP.

The phone wifi and the bridge wifi are on the same channel, as required.

Not sure what else I can offer as information. Has anyone set up a network from their phone-as-WAP to a bridge to a router to their home network, both wireless and wired? How did you make it work?

I use/recommend Cradlepoint's routers with 3G/4G cellular WAN.

Either Cradlepoint - or perhaps a JetPack/UnitePro type of device (aka MiFi)...

Watch your costs on 4G/LTE - can get expensive - I had my father on 4G/LTE on Verizon, and eventually moved him over to Hughes Satellite service for his broadband... mainly due to costs...

Yeah, 4G is not a replacement for cable modem or DSL. Satellite is often cheaper but has that 22,000 mile x 2 delay.

Maddens me to some point - FCC initiatives, etc... and a poor definition of what constitutes broadband access... There's a lot of people, not just in fly-over country, that still do not have access to affordable broadband coverage..

OP is likely doing what he can... and asking reasonable questions...

I pay 150 a month for 4 mobile phones and 30 GB of 4G, of which we typically use about .5 GB. I pay 150 a month for satellite and use about 5 GB so, for me, I'm better off switching to the 4G for everything. I'll run them side-by-side to check for reliability for a month or so but just testing wireless connection to my cell phone as WAP, the phone seems to be fast enough and reliable enough. It's just my security cameras, alarm system, and two desktops that don't have wi-fi that I'd like to get connected to the Internet through the phone. I'll check out the CradlePoint and JetPack.

sfx2000 said:

Maddens me to some point - FCC initiatives, etc... and a poor definition of what constitutes broadband access... There's a lot of people, not just in fly-over country, that still do not have access to affordable broadband coverage..

OP is likely doing what he can... and asking reasonable questions...

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Yes, it maddens me, too. The United States is not even in the top 10 countries of the world for Internet speed.