Some countries are starting to rent pocket wifi's from departure airports, could be more convenient that way if your country is one of those, cos you have internet access the moment your plane touches the ground.
Examples:
https://www.changirecommends.com/owifi.aspx? (SG) and
http://www.wiyo.my/rental_fees (MY)
Originally Posted by
evergrn
- For a typical pocket wifi you pick up at NRT, do you charge the battery and how long does a fully-charged wifi last?
- If the pocket wifi is inside the suitcase sitting on the train's overhead rack and I'm sitting right below, will it work? Or do you always have to place it out in the open near the connected devices?
In my experience pocket wifi's last maybe 8 hours, so generally speaking you do need some sort of top-up during the day (whether via powerbank or car lighter socket/USB).
You can think of the device as a (weak) wifi router -- doesn't have to be in line of sight or anything, it'll work fine (within reasonable distances) if it's in a pocket, or a bag, or a backpack, etc.