Yes, I have a MiFi (a "pocketable hot-spot") for normal use when travelling,
called "mobile broadband " Over Here. But my iPhone will do the same job when
necessary -- I have unlimited data available for that purpose.
Chris
On 2 May 2013, at 21:52, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Carol's iPad can use cellular signal not only to browse the web, etc., but
>> provide a Wi-Fi hotspot...
>
> I'm pretty hip on these new 3G/4G pocketable hot-spots that you can
> buy from the providers. I would much rather have the rest of my
> devices be as network agnostic as possible. But what about using your
> cellphone, you ask? Well, you could. But the problem there is that
> your cellphone must now multitask as a phone, browser, app-device and
> wifi hotspot. There isn't enough battery life to go around AND nothing
> ever seems to work right when all your eggs are in that basket.
>
> Price for a 3G/4G WiFi hotspot per month is the same as it is for most
> devices or phones, anyway, so you might as well have the separate
> component and share it across smartphones (so you don't need a data
> plan for each of your two phones), iPads, Android Tablets, laptops,
> household appliances, home computers and televisions...
>
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