Originally Posted by
pesos
wifi does not mean hotspot, portable or otherwise. Wifi is simply local wireless communication - nothing to do with internet. Hotspot generally means a place where internet is provided. A portable hotspot is a device that typically has cellular WAN capability and wireless LAN capability.
the type of travel router being discussed typically has wireless WAN capability (sometimes wired as well) and wireless LAN capability. No cellular involved/no internet of its own.
Thank you. I had thought that hot-spot was simply Wi-Fi availability. If internet is included, nice. I see
Wikipedia agrees with your definition of included internet.
I agree with "no internet of its own" and I don't believe I implied otherwise. In the context of
my post to which you responded, I thought that
draver was clearly talking about internet usage, and my question was how the device (RAVPower WD009, if I understood correctly) obtained internet to distribute to, in this case, iPads of various flavors.
If we are talking at cross-purposes, I apologize, but it seems that you are emphasizing a point that I am failing to grasp.