Providing a network gateway for user devices

A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a request or an instruction to enable a gateway connection,
• the request or instruction including credential information,
• the credential information including:
• information identifying the gateway connection, and
• information identifying a password for accessing the gateway connection,
• the gateway connection being a connection between a first user device and a second user device that facilitates the second user device communicating with a base station via the first user device,
• the gateway connection being a wireless local area network connection,
• the first user device to provide, via the wireless local area network connection, information identifying available bandwidth via the gateway connection, information identifying a signal strength of a connection with the base station, and information identifying a maximum quantity of second user devices that may connect based on a predetermined threshold of connections,
• the information identifying the available bandwidth via the gateway connection, the signal strength of the signal strength of the connection with the base station, and the maximum quantity of second user devices that may connect being detectable by other second user devices,
• the first user device being connected to the base station,
• the first user device being capable of switching between a primary connection mode and a gateway mode,
• the primary connection mode relating to when the first user device is connected to the base station and not being utilized to provide a gateway connection to the second user device, and
• the gateway mode relating to when the first user device is being utilized to provide the gateway connection to the second user device, the first user device being selected based upon a set of selection criteria;
• receive an offer of compensation associated with the request to enable the gateway connection;
• transmit information associated with an acceptance of the offer of compensation associated with the request to enable the gateway connection;
• and
• enable the gateway connection based on receiving the request or the instruction to enable the gateway connection and based on transmitting the information associated with the acceptance of the offer of compensation,
• the request or the instruction including the information identifying the gateway connection;
• provide the information identifying the gateway connection based on enabling the gateway connection;
• receive a request to utilize the gateway connection from the second user device based on providing the information identifying the gateway connection;
• permit the second user device to utilize the gateway connection based on the request to utilize the gateway connection;
• and
• cause network traffic to be transferred between the second user device and the base station via the first user device based on permitting the second user device to utilize the gateway connection,
• the first user device receiving the network traffic from the second user device via the wireless local area network connection,
• the first user device routing the network traffic from the second user device to the base station.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a device, information associated with establishing a gateway connection,
• the gateway connection being an ad hoc connection to a user device that permits the user device to transfer network traffic to/from a base station via another user device and without the user device directly connecting to the base station,
• the ad hoc connection being a wireless local area network connection, and
• the other user device to provide, via the ad hoc connection, information identifying available bandwidth via the gateway connection, information identifying a signal strength of a connection with the base station, and information identifying a maximum quantity of second user devices that may connect based on a predetermined threshold of connections,
• the information identifying the available bandwidth via the gateway connection, the signal strength of the signal strength of the connection with the base station, and the maximum quantity of second user devices that may connect being detectable by other second user devices,
• the information being associated with determining that a gateway establishment condition is satisfied,
• the gateway establishment condition relating to a condition of a network associated with determining whether to utilize the other user device as a gateway user device,
• the other user device being capable of switching between a primary connection mode and a gateway mode,
• the primary connection mode relating to when the other user device is connected to the base station and not being utilized to provide the gateway connection to the user device, and
• the gateway mode relating to when the other user device is being utilized to provide the gateway connection to the user device, the other user device being selected based upon a set of selection criteria;
• transmitting, by the device, an offer for compensation to the other device,
• the other device being selected based upon receiving an acceptance of the offer for compensation;
• causing, by the device, the gateway connection to be established based on the information associated with establishing the gateway connection and based on the other device being selected;
• and
• causing, by the device and based on credential information, the user device to utilize the gateway connection to transfer network traffic to/from the base station,
• the credential information including:
• information identifying the gateway connection, and
• information identifying a password for accessing the gateway connection,
• the user device receiving the network traffic from the other user device via the wireless local area network connection,
• the user device routing the network traffic from the other user device to the base station.