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#306060 25-Jun-2023 10:16

Morning Geekzone, not sure if this is the best place for this or not

Ive been having issues with the hotspot on my phone so im looking for a portible hotspot i can use with my laptop later this year while traveling.

would like something i can just throw a local simcard into and then be able to connect my phone/laptop to it to get data.

Would prefer something that is self powered or could be powered by the laptop

I will be traveling to Australia and a few destinations in SE Asia. And may even take it with me to the USA.

Any suggestions?

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#3094659 25-Jun-2023 11:50

What sort of issues on your phone? It would seem to make sense to just sort the issue on your cellphone if it's faulty or whatever? Or if it's an older model, consider an upgrade, justify the cost as partially being offset with the expense of a third-party solution.

How many places do you expect to be that don't have WiFi but do have decent cellphone reception?

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#3094663 25-Jun-2023 12:07

networkn:

What sort of issues on your phone? It would seem to make sense to just sort the issue on your cellphone if it's faulty or whatever? Or if it's an older model, consider an upgrade, justify the cost as partially being offset with the expense of a third-party solution.

im not asking about fixing the phone becase the issue seems to be firmware related, so not much can be done at the moment. phones not old enough to justify a new one at the moment.

wifi few and far between hence the question for a hotspot

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#3094664 25-Jun-2023 12:12

I have a Spark T-Stick I no longer use if you may be interested in buying it? Uses a standard USB port.

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#3094673 25-Jun-2023 12:25

Granted it isn't exactly what you would call portable but the B315 has always been my go-to router as it just works whenever I have travelled. I have unlocked firmware for it so I have picked up old Skinny routers off TM / FB and re-flashed them with the unlocked firmware I found and they just work.

The issue I have had with some portable ones is their wifi coverage isn't the best with some of the cheaper battery operated ones.

Another option would be the Mikrotik 4g/5g routers: https://mikrotik.com/products/group/lte-5g-products

As if you do some googling you might find that the IMEI can be changed on some of the models and then you can get domestic wireless broadband data caps sizes rather than wireless hotspot sized data caps.