smartphone as hotspot for remote work
I'm about to start a remote job and would like to occasionally camp while doing so. I'll be issued a laptop and will need to perform 2D documentation work of 3D CAD designs. For those of whom are ...
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CampSight wrote:
I'm about to start a remote job and would like to occasionally camp while doing so. I'll be issued a laptop and will need to perform 2D documentation work of 3D CAD designs.
For those of whom are using their smartphone as a hotspot when the CG WiFi isn't adequate, I'd like to know your experiences and recommendations. My phone plan allows only so much data for this purpose each month so I don't want to get stuck being unable to do my job during a trip.
A lot depends on where you're going and how well it's covered by cell towers. There's one nearby campground I go to in a valley that's seemingly served by a single cell tower for all providers. While I can get good signal (4 out of 5 bars), the actual throughput is pretty low, I'm lucky to see 1 mbit/second of downstream and less than that upstream.
It's fine for checking email and some light web browsing, but if you're regularly transferring large files up/down from the company's file server, it's not going to be a good experience for you.
In a more urban area with better cell coverage I can easily get 40mbit/sec or more and my upstream bandwidth is better than my cable internet at home. I have both AT&T and Verizon SIM's and I switch to whichever gives me better signal.
