Originally Posted by
Tandem Tom
We were in campsite last night and a guy had this device that would pick up a WiFi signal and then we could use a laptop. It was a unit he purchased and then paid a monthly fee.
What are these units called?
Thanks!
Your laptop can pick up a WiFi signal. The issue is having a wifi signal to pick up!
What he had was a "mobile hotspot" device.
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It's basically a smart-phone with "tethering" (you need to buy a cell-network data plan to use either).
laptop <-wifi-> device <-cell network-> internet.
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Device" above can either be a smart phone or the mobile hotspot device.
It's basically a bridge between wifi and the cell-network.
I use my iPhone to do this.