The data used doing that is counted as on device data which is not throttled.. With all due respect, with the quad-core processor used in the Spruce, I think you'll find little difference between USB tethering vs WiFi. With your old Go2 this was a much more significant issue. Pantech spent a lot of trying to solve that until I quit the Mifi.
I changed over to a wireless modem because the Pantech would burn up its battery when USB connected. The modem was designed to be on the USB cable and since the modem has a constant source of current, it did not restrain the transmit power like a MiFi does to save battery life.
I had better range to wireless towers because it is your transmit power that determines the range far more than the towers power. Not in my experience when the cellular signal is on the slow side like MBS which is still not all that uncommon in many of the places that we like to stay. This past winter in a couple of places in Florida was the first time I have seen cellular speeds anywhere near some of the speeds reported by individuals on this forum.
I don't think the speed of the processor changes the fact that the radio has to receive the signal and then retransmit it. If you use a router with dual radios 2GHz and 5GHz you can eliminate the need to receive and retransmit data packets using the same radio. Most newer phones, laptops, etc, support both bands. Just use one radio to connect to your hotspot and the other radio to connect to your network devices. Not really, it may speed things up but the communications to and from the hotspot to the router are still using the same radio which can not transmit and receive at the same time as are the communications to and from the router to network devices.
A true two radio system has one radio dedicated to receiving signals and another to transmitting them. This results in the cellular device being the only radio being used as opposed to the three in the scenario you describe. I am having issues with tethering my Samsung phone to a Spruce. Given the less than stellar service I have recently gotten from the company, I haven't bothered to call.
Please PM me your concerns about you previous interaction with customer service along with your Spruce's ID number and your contact information. I realize the OP was inquiring about tethering but think they may be helped by this info? Between the faster processor in the JetPack and addition of an inexpensive Netgear MIMO antenna I have more than doubled performance and range of my mobile wifi setup.
The folks at rvmobileinternet. Uploads averaged 23 Mbps. The L can connect up to 15 devices via Wi-Fi 5 That older protocol loses a bit of performance and reliability in comparison with the current Wi-Fi 6, assuming you have devices that also support Wi-Fi 6—but we doubt that makes a huge difference in practice. All figures assume paperless billing and automatic payments.
If you already have a phone on a Verizon postpaid, no-contract Unlimited Start, Play More, Do More, or Get More plan , you can add a hotspot to your plan—with a separate allocation of data, so you can do this even with the no-hotspot-included Start Unlimited—for a much smaller premium. Note that exceeding those caps through the hotspot leaves you throttled back to a useless kbps data speed. The my. When it comes to speed, the more important thing here is what T-Mobile is doing with the frequencies that came with its purchase of Sprint.
During our test period, that portion of the network often delivered speeds above Mbps, maxing out at Mbps in a park in Arlington, Virginia. Otherwise, the M offers a pleasant experience. All of our test devices connected to its primary network on the first try and stayed connected. The M supports the current Wi-Fi 6 standard, a bit of future-proofing that allows for better performance and reliability as you upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 devices.
The M offers a guest network disabled by default, with a weird wrinkle: Activating the guest Wi-Fi requires taking one of the two Wi-Fi bands the lower-performance but longer-range 2.
You can connect a nearby device without a password—in our tests, we did so with the Spectre x laptop—by tapping a button on the hotspot, though this method uses the aging, less-secure WPS standard. In our tests that method worked on the first try with our HP laptop. The same USB-C port can recharge an external device, but after connecting the gadget in question, you need to remember to choose that option select Universal Charging on the touchscreen and then tap OK ; otherwise, the hotspot will charge from the connected device instead.
Battery life on the M averaged 9 hours 30 minutes over three tests. Those future hotspots might also support more mid-band frequencies than the four 5G bands the M supports.
New hotspots come out less frequently than new smartphones, and many hotspot models for sale at the big three carriers have been out for more than a year. Each carrier has sunk billions of dollars into spectrum auctions to fill the gap between millimeter-wave and low-band 5G in their respective 5G architectures. Plus, the M suffers from the worst battery life of all the hotspots we tested, at an average of 8 hours 10 minutes, and it currently carries the second-highest price.
It offers a guest network that by default resets its password after each session, as well as the ability to connect compatible devices by WPS push-button authentication. It also supports USB tethering and even includes an Ethernet port, although we had to factory-reset the hotspot to get those wired options to work. With our gratitude, you'll get access to all our free content without the 'nags'. We cross post news articles and guides, and can help point you in the right direction to our content here on the resource center.
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Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. Hi Everyone, Can someone explain the difference between using your phone as a HotSpot, or using a Jetpack? And, in either case, do they both use your phone data? Thanks so much!
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