Agreed. I think this topic might be close to what I'm looking for.
He mentioned this was his fix:
Router in Access Point mode
Hotspot settings, enabled IP Passthrough
He didn't say whether he disabled wifi on the hotspot. It might not matter if both are listening, but I had read that multiple wifi can interfere. I also have another wifi router in the house that's my primary Windstream dsl. It's so unreliable which is one reason why I'm looking for alternatives here in the sticks. I might have enough sky for starlink if this hotspot doesn't work well.
TURNS OUT THIS DIDN'T WORK FOR HIM FOR SOME REASON. So, I'm wondering if this works at all? Seems like it should. Isn't this the basic premise of the travel routers like GL-AXT1800 Slate AX?