Using smart phone for laptop internet service
Never had a smart phone but think I'll get one this summer. I travel between Mexico and the US and in the past I bought a Telcel USB WIFI drive for access to the internet when in Mexico. It costs $400...
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We finally got smart phones from Verizon a while back. We also got a jetpack they said would work in Mexico but we later found out it was only LTE and not CDMA, GSM or whatever they use in Mexico so we switched to a Netgear AC791L which is supposed to work with any system anywhere in the world. We pay so much a month (plans vary) to have International service. I am not sure about phones as a hotspot - we do have the phones but choose to use the jetpack. Our phones are Samsung Galaxy S7 and do work in Mexico. We haven't had a chance to use the jetpack yet but they assure us this make and model is the way to go for connecting to all the various different formats. Talk with experts at your provider in the US to make sure you have the correct equipment to work with systems in other countries. I am sure people out there will know how to use a phone as a hotspot but for whatever reasons we choose to use the jetpack method.
