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Pluto [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net to Comradeship // Freechat@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Looking for a wi-fi roaming device so I can use my tablet or laptop in a car.

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Looking for a wi-fi roaming device so I can use my tablet or laptop in a car.

Pluto [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net to Comradeship // Freechat@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2312546

I noticed that my cousins had something like this.

What model or brand should I get?

Does this model work well?

https://www.amazon.com/RoamWiFi-Hotspot-150Mbps-Download-Anywhere/dp/B08G8FK29N/

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    Why not tether your phone to the laptop with usb or bluetooth?

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      …Good point.

      Also, you can use bluetooth with your phone vis a vis your Lenovo tablet?

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        Not sure. You can certainly try.

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          alright

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      That would be a redundancy for the vast majority of modern phones. Most models have the ability to project a wireless hotspot with a fairly good radius.

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        Tethering is faster and more secure (hotspots can be cracked).

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          Hotspots are as secure as any WiFi network. That is to say, it depends on the encryption standard you use (WPA2/WPA3) and the password/shared key. If you use a strong 40-character password with WPA3, no one’s cracking that. With a password like that, even WPA2 is sufficient.

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            True, but rarely have I seen people use a 40-character password for their wifi network. Especially not a phone hotspot.

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          Who is going to be cracking your hotspot while you sit in your car?

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            The attacker doesn’t need to be next to you to crack the password, they just need to collect enough packets and then crack it at home.

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