{"id":22036,"date":"2016-06-14T15:12:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T14:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=22036"},"modified":"2021-06-14T14:32:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T13:32:25","slug":"always-on-internet-everywhere-the-mifi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/always-on-internet-everywhere-the-mifi\/","title":{"rendered":"Always-On Internet, Everywhere: The MiFi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Huawei Ultra-Fast 4G\/LTE Unlocked 150 Mbps E5577s-321 Portable Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot<\/p><\/div>\n

Ju and I like having Internet access, everywhere. It’s not just blogging, which we’ve done on-the-ground from hundreds of places across 31 European and North African countries<\/a>. It’s the ability to read about where we are, to search for places to stay or find LPG, to do admin, to stay in touch with friends and family back home and even, shock, horror, to do some work from time to time. For the past six months we’ve been using a MiFi device, which we’re impressed enough with to recommend it here.<\/p>\n

There are basically three ways to stay connected:<\/p>\n

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  1. WiFi – which is generally cheap and allows unlimited use of the Internet, but not always easy to find or connect to<\/li>\n
  2. Satellite – which costs a bomb to install – forget it unless you’re using it for your job or cost is not a consideration<\/li>\n
  3. Cellular – which means using the mobile phone system – which is where the MiFi comes in – which is relatively cheap, but is normally metered, unlike WiFi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The MiFi (pictured above) is a small black box which lets you share you a single cellular Internet connection between up to ten devices. To use it, you buy the MiFi and a suitable SIM card (more about that below). You then turn the MiFi on, and it connects to the Internet and creates a private WiFi network. You then connect your laptop, tablet, phone and so on to this private WiFi network, and voila, they’re all connected to the Internet.<\/p>\n

    What’s so great about that? This is why we like this device and feel we can recommend it to fellow travellers:<\/p>\n