Alternatives
For more details on this topic, see tethering.Mobile phones with an internet connection can often be turned into Wi-Fi hotspots in a similar way to dedicated MiFi devices. A caveat of doing this however is that it will drain a phone's battery more quickly, so plugging a phone being used this way into an external power source is recommended.
The following phone families have built-in features to create Wi-Fi hotspots:
- Android phones running Android 2.2 or later
- iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3 or later, and all iPhones on Verizon Wireless (initially released with iOS 4.2.5)
- Palm Pixi Plus and Pre Plus on Verizon Wireless, with a 5GB cap
- BlackBerry devices running OS 7.1 or later
- Windows Phone devices running OS 7.5 or later (and if allowed by operator)
For other phones there are third-party applications to allow this:
- Android running Android 2.1 or under – Wireless Tether
- S60 phones and Nokia N900 – JoikuSpot
- iPhone 3G and later – MyWi
- Windows Mobile – WMWifiRouter
- PiFi – Personal WiFi Device
Read more about this topic: Mifi
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