Hello Russell, On 3/28/20, Russell Coker via luv-main <luv-main@luv.asn.au> wrote:
On Friday, 27 March 2020 11:14:41 AM AEDT stripes theotoky via luv-main wrote:
I have the following question: I need to get a mobile broadband hotspot. Currently the telstra website shows the 4GX hotspot at $149 and the 4GX Wi-Fi Pro at $119. However, when clicking on buy online for the 4GX
The cheapest new Android phone that Kogan offers is $159. Second hand phones are cheaper. Why do you want a dedicated Wifi device when you could get a phone that does it as well as other things?
There have been cases of the phone being "ported" to a different mobile service provider, and the phone being stripped of personal data. It may be not common, but it is a real risk. There are also issues about the durability of the various devices. My mobile is a Nokia 6120-c, and is still locked to the Telstra network. It can do the Internet, but the screen is way too small, and while it will do bluetooth, I have a Telstra 4GX Advanced III, with the cradle, and that does both WiFi, and has ethernet ports. The local mobile tower is now nominally 4G, but the speeds are very variable. I am about 1,000 meters from the mobile phone tower where my copper pair ends, but there is not the equipment to support wired ADSL, which would be my preference after fiber to the home. I will say that the 4GX with cradle is an effective solution where you do not want to be tied to the phone, but the quota is small without paying more, and itis no longer possible to share the data between the phone and another mobile device. I have 5 Gig + 5 Gig now, and 40 Gig on the phone I cannot touch. The phone makes and takes calls, does SMS/MMS and takes photos. I will not do Internet browsing on a less than 50mm screen. When I do update the phone, I will want a Purism Librem phone, but I will need to be able to afford. I will also choose to lock the sim to the phone company, so that changing will require a visit in person, inconvenient, but a measure of security. Regards, Mark Trickett