[Hidden-tech] Personal mobile Wifi hotspot

[Robert Heller]

At Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:20:19 -0400 Ada Shaw <adaoshaw at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 
> With the NetZero MiFi device, can it connect to anything? Mac or PC?

It behaves like a typical WiFi Access Point -- if your machine speaks 802.11
b/g/n, it will work. It will work with *any* laptop or iP* or Android device 
that can do standard WiFi.  It works with my Linux laptop just fine. 

> 
> I assume it's not dependent on connecting to the phone?

No, it is its own thing.

> 
> Which network does it use...Verizon, ATT&T, Both?

I don't really know.

Note this is a credit-card sized wireless version.  They also have a USB 
device, but I opted for the more costly wireless thing, since the USB thing 
would probably be problematical WRT device driver fun, that I just don't want 
to deal with, given that I use a somewhat less than bleeding edge Linux distro 
(and thus with an older base kernel).

> 
> Thanks...sounds like a good option!
> 
> Ada
> 
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 6:13 AM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > At Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:19:11 -0400 Deborah Chandler <
> > debchandler411 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > MIME-Version: 1.0
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> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > Do any of you have a suggestion on getting my own mobile Wifi hotspot?
> > (I'm
> > > going to research this, but I have faith that folks here already know
> > > plenty more than me about my options...)
> > >
> > > I started doing work which requires that I be out and about a lot,
> > working
> > > out of my vehicle, and I would like the flexibility of being able to use
> > my
> > > laptop wherever I am, and not be tethered to a Wifi signal that is
> > > location-specific.
> >
> > I have a 'free' Netzero MiFi device.  Great for traveling, esp. to anyplace
> > without available / free WiFi. (At home I have dial-up -- there is no cell
> > coverage at my home.)
> >
> > >
> > > A related question: is it possible to make sense of having just that type
> > > of mobile hotspot and do away with my stationary Wifi at home altogether?
> > > My current Wifi is with Comcast and I would love any excuse to not put
> > any
> > > more money in their coffers.
> >
> > The downside is that the cost / byte for mobile Wifi, once you get beyond
> > relatively 'trivial' usage levels, is probably going to be an even worse
> > hit on
> > the wallet. Also: Wifi bandwidth is always going to be limited vs. any
> > sort of
> > 'wired' option.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks, as usual, for all the wisdom this group provides.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Deb
> > >
> > > MIME-Version: 1.0
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