[Electronics-talk] Mobile hot spot question

[Steve Jacobson]

Linda,

While it is true that you can use a phone as a mobile hot spot, you need to investigate carefully the charges.  
Sometimes mobile phone carriers block the use of a phone as a hot spot requiring that you pay them extra.  Also, 
you are pulling data through your phone, so you could be charged for additional data usage, and this could be 
inconvenient or expensive depending upon your plan.  I used the word "inconvenient," because you could find you 
have to avoid listening to something until next month to stay within your data limit.  Finally, if you don't have 
a real good cellphone signal where you normally do a lot of your work, your connection could be slow.  There are 
devices that are separate from your phone that can give you access to the internet through the phone network, and 
sometimes you can get such a device as part of your phone plan at a discount.  The bottom line is that you really 
need to check out the cost and the network speed where you will be using it the most to be certain what is right 
for you.  .  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:38:05 -0400, Linda via Electronics-talk wrote:

>Hello,

>I want to make sure I have the proper understanding of what a mobile hot spot is before I give up my landline and 
internet service.

>I heard that a smartphone can somehow be connected to my iPad so that I will still be able to use it or my 
laptop.

>Is this tru?  Is it easy to connect to the mobile hot spot?  Thanks for your assistance.  I have never been 
without a landline, and want to make sure I'm doing the right thing in getting rid of it.

>Linda
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