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3G dongle Vs Phone hotspot

Chris Dolmeth · 2013-08-14 14:26:33

Hi guys, I'm renting a place at the mo and have no fixed line BB so am using the phone hotspot (HTC One X). Am I likely to improve the signal pickup/broadcast by using a 3G 'mifi' type thingy? One like this or this is what I have in mind. Cheers.

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14-08-2013 3:26pm

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Chris Dolmeth

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Hi guys,

I'm renting a place at the mo and have no fixed line BB so am using the phone hotspot (HTC One X).

Am I likely to improve the signal pickup/broadcast by using a 3G 'mifi' type thingy?
One like this or this is what I have in mind.

Cheers.

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#2 20-08-2013 2:01pm
jay93

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Probably won't make much differance to be honest,

You could place the WiFi modem in the best/fastest spot for internet and maybe it might improve but not by much.

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#3 26-08-2013 11:13am
blatantrereg

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Getting a proper router might be a good idea from a security perspective rather than a performance one. Windows firewall is only intended to be supplementary to a hardware firewall, not a long-term replacement.

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