> For me and most other tech-savvy people Nah. You need to take into account other factors for real-world usage. First, their use of a modem is not 'a hotspot'

> For me and most other tech-savvy people Nah. You need to take into account other factors for real-world usage. First, their use of a modem is not 'a hotspot' so your comparison (and personal pain points) aren't really comparable. Some reasons for preferring cellular modem on laptop: - battery life drain on the phone/hotspot device (and if plugged in, reduces ones ability to freely use the phone) - security issues of cafes and other public wifi - no need to turn off/on hotspot - Your personal experience about emergency service use of local cell or availability of wifi on transit is different than others - an additional SIM isn't necessarily a subscription but just from the same pool of data How is ethernet preferable to wireless unless just speaking of speed?