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Cudy LT500 Outdoor 4G Router
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Cudy LT500 Outdoor 4G Router

4.1(335 ratings)from the retailer listing

A weatherproof LTE router that mounts on a pole or a roof rack and runs on PoE. For a fixed outdoor stream, not a backpack.

$149.90

Tracked 2026-10-01. The retailer listing is the price you pay.

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2026-08-26 · $149.90 low$149.90 high · 2026-10-01
Is the Cudy LT500 Outdoor 4G Router good for streaming?
The Cudy LT500 Outdoor 4G Router is a connection for streaming builds, tracked at $149.90, rated 4.1 out of 5 across 335 retailer reviews. On its own it supports up to 720p30, which needs about 3,000 kbps on the wire. Its 12-month tracked average is $150 across 3 points. Nothing here is lab-tested by us; that ceiling is a planning budget from our published model.

What it contributes to the stream

Tier this uplink carries
720p30
Bitrate at that tier
3,000 kbps
H.264
Uplink it adds
~6 Mbps
4,200 kbps usable at the 70% headroom rule

This part alone, with every other slot assumed generous and a platform that allows the tier. Your build's real verdict is the lowest ceiling across all its slots, which is what the configurator computes. Conservative planning budgets, not measurements: methodology.

Our take on the Cudy LT500 Outdoor 4G Router

The Cudy LT500 Outdoor is a weatherproof 4G LTE router powered over Ethernet, for streamers who need a fixed outdoor connection at a campsite or property. At a tracked $149.90 it was flat across three points from August 26 to October 1, 2026.

It has an IP65 rating with a range from minus 40 to 65 degrees Celsius, and runs on 24V passive PoE. The modem is Cat 4, up to 150 Mbps down, with AC1200 Wi-Fi and a mounting kit. For streaming, Cat 4 upload is the limit. It has 4.1 across 335 retailer ratings.

Pros
  • IP65 weatherproof with a wide temperature range
  • Powered over Ethernet with a mounting kit
  • VPN support with WireGuard and OpenVPN
Cons
  • Cat 4 modem limits upload for live video
  • Only a 100M PoE-in port
  • 4.1 average across 335 ratings

Where it fits in a build

Your uplink on the move. An ethernet port lets you wire it straight to the encoder. See every connection pick

Stream contribution~6 Mbps up
TypeOutdoor 4G router, PoE
Ethernet1x PoE
NetworkLTE Cat4

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Cudy LT500 Outdoor 4G Router

$149.90Tracked 2026-10-01

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We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.