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3 HN users recommended this between 2022 and 2023, in 3 comments.
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3 HN users recommended this between 2022 and 2023, in 3 comments.
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Yeah, I have PoE to USB-C splitters like this one:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TJ3ZNJ4/
I used it to power a phone used as 5G backup to my Internet connection, combined with this Ethernet to USB-C with power passthrough adapter:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B086SV2FK4/
Works, but way clunkier than a built-in solution.
The ones that I got say they are gigabit and are currently $12.50: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TJ3ZNJ4
I think real POE is kind of heavyweight. It uses higher voltage like 37-57 volts and the pi poe hats I've seen usually have fans.
I've used "informal" poe where you have a cheap injector/splitter that puts a nonstandard lower voltage over the ethernet.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NRHNPUA
but real poe is getting more popular, poe switches are becoming available and maybe the hat is worth it.
There are also middle-of-the-road solutions:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TJ3ZNJ4
basically poe splitter that has a usb-c power out for the pi