tablet/ laptop using internet

2makeit

im looking for either a tablet or small laptop
to us the internet when away from home,

what can anybody suggest what is best if wifi is not available?

Le_Kirk

How were you planning to connect to t'Interweb if Wi-Fi is not available?

JJ_Egan

OP Internet connections are WiFi or via Ethernet cable to a router .

Jon_01

You'd need a model with a sim card slot, but then you'd also need a data sim and they can be costly if you need a lot of data?
What are you planning on using it for when you're out?

devizes18193

As others have said you will need wifi from cafes and the like . Or a mifi or a tablet with a mdem /phone built in , but the last one is expensive to run and even on the likes of ebay not cheap too buy .

2makeit

thanks for replying,

i will be at a workshop so would have to use 3g/4g,
not sure if tablets/laptops have these,
ive used mobile phone on 3g, wondered if the tab/laptop
can be linked to that?
or would the data be eaten up?

or can you get another gadget to use tab/laptop to use the net?

i would be using it to check emails, ebay, facebook,

Jon_01

It's possible to create a wifi hot spot with a 3/4g phone and let the tablet/laptop use that.
But, a lot of the networks don't allow it on most of the their plans, so you'd need to check what you have. And, yes, it will use the data included in whatever plan you have.

If you only want to use it for email, Fb, ebay can't you just use your phone? Then you'd be using the mobile sites which are less data heavy.

devizes18193

Jon_01 wrote: »

It's possible to create a wifi hot spot with a 3/4g phone and let the tablet/laptop use that.
But, a lot of the networks don't allow it on most of the their plans, so you'd need to check what you have. And, yes, it will use the data included in whatever plan you have.

If you only want to use it for email, Fb, ebay can't you just use your phone? Then you'd be using the mobile sites which are less data heavy.

Unless you have a data sim in the phone or tablet or mi fi some thing like
https://www.mymemory.co.uk/SIM-Cards/3/3-PAYG-4G-Trio-Data-SIM-Pack-Preloaded-with-12GB-of-Data?products=&gclid=Cj0KEQjw4rbABRD_gfPA2-uQqroBEiQA58MNdADY1CczMHgFB58NRabI4N9J52Gz9iG8_CFmq1oXo4IaAtZV8P8HAQ

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Android-5-0-X-Lollipop-Tablets-with-Wi-Fi-4G/171485/bn_1624092/i.html


an example of tablets with phones
check coverage beforehand , One bar wont get you far