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this thing needs a gsm modem

• MarkusWandel 4y ago
  Does it though? Practically everyone has a smartphone on them these days that's capable of hotspot mode.
  • detaro 4y ago
    For regular/long use the battery drain is a pain though, so yes, there still are reasons to have it built into a laptop/tablet.
  • gsibble 4y ago
    That's what I did. Never felt the need for a built in modem, especially considering they are notoriously difficult to get working in Ubuntu.
  • dTal 4y ago
    If it had the modem, I wouldn't need the smartphone at all. My smartphone is just a sensor suite + hotspot now; the Micro PC form factor and functionality is superior for all actual computing tasks.