• FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io
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    22 days ago

    That is absolutely an option, you can spec out multiple laptops with cellular radios. It isn’t standard because it costs extra and most people aren’t going to pay an additional bill for another cell line. Typically they’re more common to enterprise environments with people out in the field a lot.

    Hotspots are probably still the more common option though, at least in my experience.

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      21 days ago

      I really wish you could buy sim cards in like, packs of 2-3 and have multiple sims for your devices using the same plan / line.

      So your phone, laptop, tablet, etc can all share the same data and potentially voice/text service if they have the right software.

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              21 days ago

              Don’t really get why we have an argument here. It would be way more ergonomic to just use mobile data instead of having to

              • take your phone
              • turn hotspot on
              • bring your charging cable (and don’t forget it)

              If you’re in a train, for example, space is sparse so now you’d additionally need to put your phone somewhere.