Recommendation for a MIFI hotspot?

wisniak · 10-04-2013, 04:31

Taking into account that I intend to upgrade my iPad2 to iPad5 and my iPhone 4S to iPhone 6 or whatever, and world LTE deployment (I know that there are several "types"), should I go for advanced 4G/LTE 42mbps models or 3G 21mbps models?

The price difference (about 30$) is not significant for me as I'm looking for a long term solution (I plan on holding this device for several years).

sperial · 10-04-2013, 11:40

1. You can use your iPhone as a personal hotspot ,so you don't need to upgrade to Android. And it is available to you without further expenses.
2. Using an Android phone (or an iPhone) as a hotspot is easy - one of my sons uses it on a regulad basis (his phone is a Nexus S and he connects an Android tablet and a Windows notebook).
3. If you are interested in LTE wait until deployment details for Israel are published - there are several frequency bands and it is not yet known which will be used.
4. Generally LTE deployment is quite limited and HSPA+ networks are reported to provide similar speeds ,so if you do not use it frequently don't bother to buy the dongle - it will be obsolete by your next trip.

wisniak · 10-04-2013, 13:10

Sperial,

I wrote above that I want an independent device.

So if the options I'm considering are an ZTE MF80/Huawei E5776 or ZTE MF60/E5331, which one would you recommend?

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wisniak (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 92 Join Date: 12 May 2009 Country:	10-04-2013, 04:31 Taking into account that I intend to upgrade my iPad2 to iPad5 and my iPhone 4S to iPhone 6 or whatever, and world LTE deployment (I know that there are several "types"), should I go for advanced 4G/LTE 42mbps models or 3G 21mbps models? The price difference (about 30$) is not significant for me as I'm looking for a long term solution (I plan on holding this device for several years).

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sperial (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 74 Join Date: 22 Jun 2011 Country:	10-04-2013, 11:40 1. You can use your iPhone as a personal hotspot ,so you don't need to upgrade to Android. And it is available to you without further expenses. 2. Using an Android phone (or an iPhone) as a hotspot is easy - one of my sons uses it on a regulad basis (his phone is a Nexus S and he connects an Android tablet and a Windows notebook). 3. If you are interested in LTE wait until deployment details for Israel are published - there are several frequency bands and it is not yet known which will be used. 4. Generally LTE deployment is quite limited and HSPA+ networks are reported to provide similar speeds ,so if you do not use it frequently don't bother to buy the dongle - it will be obsolete by your next trip. Last edited by sperial; 10-04-2013 at 12:16..

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wisniak (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 92 Join Date: 12 May 2009 Country:	10-04-2013, 13:10 Sperial, I wrote above that I want an independent device. So if the options I'm considering are an ZTE MF80/Huawei E5776 or ZTE MF60/E5331, which one would you recommend?