How do you get internet everywhere on all your devices?

How do you get internet everywhere on all your devices?

What do I have to buy? I don't understand. You just buy one of these "hot spot" boxes and then you have internet everywhere on all your devices? How do your devices talk to the hot spot thing? Do you have to pay something every month to someone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7EPc84RDKA

This guy said he got this thing for 55 dollars but that can't be all you have to do. No way you can get internet everywhere for 55 dollars?

 

It's $55 for some amount of data per month. If you use more than that, you will pay extra.

Yes, as long as your devices have wifi, they can connect to the hotspots. Most support 5 simultaneously connected devices.

 

You are correct, nobody gives it to you "everywhere", but there are networks that have a very large reach.

Think of it like ATM machines: If you enroll with a large enough bank, chances are they have a branch somewhere in your town. When they don't, they may offer some type of reciprocity with whatever branch that does. That's how internet hotspot work. Subscribe with one of the larger networks, and you will get virtual use of all the hotspot almost anywhere they exist.

Xfinity (which is overpriced) has a plan like that. Although I don't really use hotspots at the moment. When I'm not at home on my paid network, I'm using the service at school so there is no cost anyway. It was just the cheapest plan with decent service so I took it.

 

what is the point of getting a 4g lte tablet when you can get a hotspot?

What is the best hotspot thing to buy and best people to pay for internet?

 

One less device and related cables for power/charging batteries that I have to carry.

Besides, most, if not all smartphones have the ability to become WiFi hotspots themselves.

 

You can buy whatever you want. As long as you have one mobile device with 3G or 4G, you can give your other devices internet access. For example, that 4G LTE tablet could be your mobile hotspot. You usually connect through wifi or usb.

 

I use my Galaxy S3 as my hotspot when needed. Company phone, no data limit. Love it.

 

I only dislike that my phone turns into a brick of lava and eats battery like a homeless in all you can eat buffet. A few hours use will drain 50% or more of the battery life, so it's only a backup solution for me.

A separate mifi hotspot is one option, altough then it is the third device to take care of. I'd rather have built in 3G/4G/whatever in the laptop/tablet, sadly it isn't always an option.

 

Me, I have several data contract SIMs and various PAYG sticks or SIMs depending on country and I juggle them around.

It's a pain in the butt - but if I roam with the usual 'home' SIMs I use in my regular handsets and mobile devices, it'd probably cost me like $100K a year

 

If you are using a computer, you can connect the phone to it and have it eat the laptop's battery.

Also there are USB sticks that can take 3g/4g sim cards so you can get internet directly on your laptop without having to have a 3g or 4g slot and card built into the PC.

 

Moto x does decent for a phone used as a hotspot surprisingly. You get Moto's legendary reception, surprisingly efficient use of cellular radio and WiFi used at same time and buying an external battery make it a great combo. I just bought Moto's 4000mah for $30 and you can get the smaller one for less than $20 off amazon. I don't know how small the 2000mah battery is but the 4000mah battery is slightly bigger than the moto x and coupled with a silicon rubber band makes for a nice all day hotspot and still have juice left to uncouple and use as a phone. The moto x by itself will last about 8h by itself with moderate. Meaning not streaming videos but just surfing and checking mail.

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