Did you know that you can use your phone as Wi-Fi hotspot?

Using your phone as a hotspot (also known as Wi-Fi tethering) means that whenever you have a couple of bars of signal strength, you can get your tablet or laptop online and enjoy the comfort of using a full-sized device.

What鈥檚 the story on cell phone hotspots?

Contrary to popular belief, cellular phone hotspots are the most immediate and easiest way to get internet access and nearly all of the cell phone providers have waived any cost to increase data plans to enable hotspots. MiFi鈥檚 are in high demand and there are very few to distribute; the nation as a whole is on back-order and it could be months until more devices are available. To ensure MiFis are available for those folks who have absolutely no other option, cell phone hotspots are the better choice for our community.

How do I set up a cellphone hotspot?

Learn how to set up a Personal Hotspot for  and  devices.

What if internet coverage is not available where I live?

In this case, the best approach is to use your own phone and request increased data from your provider at no-cost, if that is not offered, 澳门六合彩开奖appemployees working from a remote location may receive a taxable allowance to offset the incremental cost of internet connectivity for business use. The allowance must be for business needs and is not intended to reimburse employees for existing internet capacity or for personal use.

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How do you know if the cell phone hotspot is good enough?

There are substantiated reports that using existing cell phones as hotspots is found to be faster than conventional internet connections in some areas.

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