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No - but they are mostly intended mostly for a device that is connecting via wireless.

Very few hotels or clients provide me with a wired connection these days.

But thanks for reminding me that on those rare occasions I could try this.

I've actually given up taking the Chromebook on the road with me.

On 2014-03-08, at 8:06 PM, David Boettcher <dpboettcher@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jon,

So what is the advantage of one of these hotspots over the MacBook built in
hotspot. I don't know what else to call it but when my MacBook is connected
to an ethernet cable, I can allow other devices to connect to the internet
through my MacBook.
Are these type of devices mainly for PCs without that capability?

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On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Just also found this one which looks identical but cheaper.

http://www.amazon.com/Edimax-BR-6258nL-Wireless-Personal-Hotspot/dp/B00HHCFFHM/ref=pd_sim_pc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0AF0CYYXE4159VF8QCQR

On 2014-03-07, at 12:59 AM, Douglas Handy <dhandy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jon,

There are some REALLY small ones you can use, like this:

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Multi-Mode-Pocket-Router-WL-330NUL/dp/B00CWIRMRC/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1394171356&sr=8-10&keywords=travel+router

It is essentially the size of a thumb drive and weighs three ounces. It
can also operate as a wired ethernet adapter when you want/need that
instead (if you have a MBA or rMBP without a port, this can replace the
thunderbolt ethernet adapter, and is just as small).

Its a really versatile little device -- read the user comments at the

above

page -- and it adds next to nothing to your travel bag.

Doug

On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 5:41 PM, Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

Agreed it can be done - but I already carry more than enough stuff and

was

hoping to reduce the load not increase it.

On 2014-03-06, at 5:09 PM, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 3/6/2014 3:31 PM, Jon Paris wrote:

Interesting. Wonder if it will work in hotel rooms? The Chromecast
(despite being advertised as great for travel) will not for the most
part and has been a complete waste of money as far as I'm concerned -
luckily it was cheap.

I always travel with a portable wireless router ... so I can avoid

having to pay for multiple login's to a hotels network. It also allows

me

to setup a fairly secure wireless network between the devices I travel

with

(laptops, iphone, ipad, etc).

This eliminates the problem with Chromecast (although I don't bring

mine

when I travel) and similar devices.

http://urlq.us/amazon-travel-routers

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