[dba-Tech] wi-fi plug-ins

Kathryn and I are referring to the same type of device. She's using
Verizon's name for it (MiFi) and I'm referring to it in general terms. It is
not a smart phone. It is a "cell tower signal" based "wireless router". It
takes about 5 minutes to open the box and get it up and running the first
time. After that you just carry it around with you and your notebook and
turn it on to use it. They generally have pretty good battery life too so
you don't even have to plug all of that stuff in.

Some other people made the comment that you could use your cell phone (only
if it's a smart phone) to act in the same role which is called "tethering".
This means you are using your smart phone as a "cell tower signal" based
"wireless router".

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:26 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] wi-fi plug-ins

Okay -- TracFone now sells smart phones, but I don't know what to look for.
I can send an inquiry to their CS, but I'm not sure how to ask -- if the
phone is capable of acting as an internet hotspot for my dell book? 

Susan H.

Many cell phone companies now offer a "mobile hotspot". By using one of
these you don't have to figure out how to tether your cell phone, if you can
even do that with yours.

In as non-technical terms as I can put it - it is a device that translates
the cell tower's wireless radio signals to the signal that wireless
computers use. 

They are usually routers too - which means you can connect more than one
device to their wireless signal.

Sometimes they even have a port for a wired connection.


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