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The main benefit of a travel router is creating a private network, and sharing a wifi connection. An iPhone can't do that, though Android phones can.
by WillPostForFood 10mo ago
The main benefit of a travel router is creating a private network, and sharing a wifi connection. An iPhone can't do that, though Android phones can.
- hnburnsy 10mo agoSome third party WiFis limit the number of devices. This gets around that limit.
- girishso 10mo ago> though Android phones can Interesting, as someone who has always used iPhones, wouldn't mind getting an Android phone for this. Is there some app?
- stuxnet79 10mo agoNo it's provided as part of the Android OS. Very simple and intuitive to use and has been for the past 10 years since I started using it. The only thing that was annoying initially was that you couldn't pass through the WiFi that your phone is connected to but I think that was corrected in later versions of Android. For a time I was using one of my older Pixel phones as a WiFi extender to improve signal in my home's basement. Worked like a charm. I'm honestly surprised this isn't available on iOS.
- allovertheworld 10mo agoSharing where? All my devices can connect directly thru to Wireguard vpn on my home network. Ipad, iphone, MBP, etc A 5g phone tethering to your Wireguard connected MBP beats this out of the water
- jibe 10mo agoYou are in a hotel, you have a wife two kids. So assume 4 phones, 3 laptops, an ipad, and maybe a chromecast. It is faster and easier and more private to use a travel router, connect to wifi, and create a private network than tp connect and authenticate (and possible pay fees) for every device.