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Originally Posted by Mivo
I looked hard at the LTE version, but then decided that I would be better off with a mobile wifi LTE/UMTS router that works as a mobile hotspot. They have the size of a cigarette pack, run with a battery and (some) take prepaid cards too. I felt it is more flexible, makes inside locations a bit less problematic and costs marginally less. But for me it is only needed as a backup and not something that I use all the time.
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I don't like the idea of having to carry around a separate device with me all the time and having to charge that as well. It's certainly advantageous in some circumstances (like using a laptop) but when I'm using a 7 inch tablet then in want to be super portable.
There's a deal where I live in Japan where I can get LTE of up to 1gb for about $20 per month. Once it goes over that there's no penalty but the bandwith is capped at 150kbps. Obviously I can't really be watching YouTube videos with only 1gb but it's enough for Web browsing and voice calls etc.