> and their phone is a pretty suitable backup hotspot. This one. When your phone can almost always act as a hotspot, you don't need a separate one. And for to

> and their phone is a pretty suitable backup hotspot. This one. When your phone can almost always act as a hotspot, you don't need a separate one. And for tourists it's much easier to get a 5G/WiFi hotspot at the airport for the duration of the trip. > The people who do need GSM-based internet - like surveyors or door-to-door people - are probably better served by tablets anyways, and definitely don't want to deal with a USB dongle. If they have to, they'll just get a laptop with a M.2 GSM card. Laptops in the space commonly have either built-in WWAN or a BTO option. I'm pretty sure you can get at least 4G on every Toughbook.