Wifi hotspot
Again this weekend I find myself in a campground with no wifi. AT&T wants $50/month for me to use my iPhone as a hot stop. Are there any third party vendors that are available to create a hotspot?
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Dtaylor wrote:
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I found this on Amazon. Any idea how well it works. Is there a monthly fee or is it simply purchase the unit??
That is an access point. It needs a wireless router with a wifi signal to work. It is meant to extend an existing wifi signal a further distance. It will not do what you are looking for.
This link will give you apps for Iphone that work like FoxFi which right now is only for Android. These will access your iphone data plan and turn your phone into a hot spot. You will not be charged extra but you will be using your phones data - so be aware that data gets used on a laptop browser a lot faster than it gets used on a cell phone's browser. One streaming two hour movie will use two gb of data or more. These programs are great for simple web browsing and for email.
http://alternativeto.net/software/foxfi/?platform=iphone
