Introducing the AT&T Unlimited Hotspot, Plans, and More

Mon, Dec 7, 2020 10:44 PM Internet Bundles Technology Wifi

If you need to get online away from home but can't find free Wi-Fi, a mobile hotspot can be extremely helpful.

By connecting it to your smartphone or a standalone hotspot device, a mobile hotspot enables you to connect a device, such as a laptop or a tablet, to the internet wherever you are. You can tether it to your phone and get online anywhere you have a signal as long as the computer you choose to connect has Wi-Fi capabilities.

You can also purchase a package that makes you as hotspots to set up newer cars.

With several, but not all of its data plans, AT&T provides hotspot power. These are actually some of the "Unlimited plans, as well as all Network Sharing plans and all Prepaid plans for the ATT 4GB plan.

You can see online references to an AT&T scheme to raise customer hotspot data allowances during the COVID-19 crisis, but that bid expired on September 30, 2020. AT&T, however, is offering schools a package so that more children can interact with online classes.

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Best mobile hotspot plans from AT&T

Prepaid monthly data plans for mobile hotspots:

3GB of 30-day data: $25/mo. (Add 1GB of $10 data)
10GB of 30-day data: $50/mo. (Add 1.5GB of $10 data)
18GB of 30-day data: $75/mo. (Add 2GB of $10 data)

Note: Unused data does not roll over at the end of 30 days; use it or lose it.
Wireless phone plans that provide details on the hotspot:

Unlimited Elite from AT&T: 30GB/mo. Per-line hotspot data
Extra for AT&T Unlimited: 15GB/mo. Per-line hotspot data
4 GB Contract for AT&T: 4GB/mo. Data per line

Mobile Sharing plans are for data only and are for devices such as tablets or standalone mobile hotspot devices, not for your handset. They range from $40/mo to 4GB of data. 50GB of details for $335/mo. You'll pay $20/mo as well. Access system fee.

Some older wireless plans, such as Unlimited & More Premium, are no longer available, but you can take advantage of the hotspot details that come with them if you're still on them.

Can your home network be replaced by an AT&T mobile hotspot plan?

If you're new to hotspots, you might be wondering if your home Internet could be replaced by an AT&T mobile hotspot. It's doing the same thing after all, right?

Ok, maybe. It depends on how you use the Internet at home (and how much). AT&T's package is 30GB/mo with the largest data allocation. With Elite Unrestricted. The data limits would not be an issue for you if you just review emails, send images, or download a song or video from time to time.

But if you're a heavy user, operating from home or streaming a lot of HD or 4K content, the 30GB will zoom by and you're going to find your speeds drastically throttled. Buying more data to get through the end of the month would be tempting (or required, if you are working from home)-a costly option if you do it more than once.

Since AT&T has a robust 4G LTE network, download speeds should not be a concern, usually about 40 Mbps unless you have several users simultaneously online.

You might find that the extra cost of a standalone hotspot router is worthwhile if you plan to try using this technology. AT&T has several; you will be running $249.99 (or $8.34/mo.) on the Netgear Nighthawk LTE mobile hotspot router and this router shows how many devices are linked to it, how much of your data plan you've used, and how many days are left on it.