A use case for pyMiWiFi that forwards SMS messages received by a Xiaomi MiWifi router to a Telegram bot. Tested on Xiaomi 5G CPE CB0401V2 (HW1.0)
Bonus API endpoint examples:
- deleting messages
- detailed network stats and network band information
- traffic volume monitoring
Bonus feature:
- SMS autoresponder (a local mobile provider has an "unlimited" package which requires one to send a text message every X gigabytes for unlimited speed)
git clone https://github.com/biuklija/pymiwifi-SMS-forwarder.git
Python >= 3.6
- Add your router password
- Set up your Telegram bot, edit the tokens, set the user/chat ID where you intend to receive the forwarded messages
- Adjust timings in the main loop as needed
- Remove or add any function calls you (don't) need
- If necessary, hardcode the router IP or edit the miwifi.com endpoint in
api.py - Run
mifwd.py