u/diggsalot

I've had my GL-X3000 (Spitz AX) for about a year now, and it honestly still amazes me just how versatile this little router is.

I’d heard about SQM (Smart Queue Management) and CAKE before to fight bufferbloat, but I never turned it on. On a fixed home fiber or cable line it’s straightforward, but in a mobile setup where internet speeds fluctuate constantly—and especially with Multi-WAN (switching between cellular and Starlink)—static bandwidth limits make no sense. Setting a permanent hard limit either leaves massive throughput on the table when you have good reception or fails to prevent latency spikes when the tower gets congested.

I ended up putting together a lightweight shell script that runs via cron to solve this dynamically:

1. Detects the Active Gateway: It checks `ip route show default` to determine whether traffic is currently flowing through Starlink (`eth1`) or the internal 5G modem (`rmnet_mhi0`).

2. Monitors Latency: Every minute, it runs a quick 3-packet ping to Cloudflare (`1.1.1.1`) to check real-time round-trip latency.

3. Dynamically Adjusts SQM:

   * When latency is low and healthy (<= 80 ms), it opens up the bandwidth ceiling so speeds aren't needlessly bottlenecked.

   * If latency spikes (> 80 ms due to tower congestion, obstructions, or weak fringe signal), it automatically clamps download/upload limits on the active queue down to clear buffer queues and immediately kill bufferbloat.

4. Reloads CAKE On the Fly: Uses `uci set` and `/etc/init.d/sqm reload` seamlessly in the background without dropping active connections.

The difference in connection consistency while streaming, gaming, or just browsing during peak congestion is night and day. It completely eliminates the need to manually log into LuCI to adjust rate limits as driving or parking conditions change.

Just another reason why having full OpenWrt access on native GL.iNet hardware is such a game changer. If anyone running a dual cellular/Starlink rig wants the script or crontab setup, let me know!

I haven't seen another mvno do that

I’m a commercial truck driver, and cab vibrations log 5,000 to 8,000 phantom steps a day on my new Fitbit Air.

A couple obvious software solutions come to mind that Google/Fitbit should implement:

1. Leverage Phone Driving Detection: Fitbit can still count steps as normal, but your phone already knows when you're driving using Android/iOS Driving Mode. The app should use that signal to automatically reject phantom steps after the fact.

2. Dedicated Driving Log: Give us a simple, built-in way to manually log a "Driving" period in the app that specifically wipes or suppresses phantom steps recorded during those hours.

Has anyone found a decent workaround for this, or is there a better way to handle driving hours?

I tried to take the legal route when it came to streaming and had nearly every subscription Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Prime Video and Crunchyroll but I've had enough of their bs. After a day of driving I want to relax and catch up on some shows and movies and paying for streaming is supposed to be an easy and frictionless way of doing that. I've been paying for years and probably would have kept paying but then Netflix and also Disney+ started giving pop ups if you're not in the household. Sailing the high seas honestly is more convenient than paying, everything is available in a single app and I can stop and resume shows and movies where I last left off.