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[โ€“] DarkCloud@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not a hotspot, mobile internet. Where a dedicated simcard goes into dedicated router hardware.

[โ€“] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

a wifi access point that gets online via a cellular network is called a mobile hotspot, regardless of if it's running on a phone or a dedicated router device