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Net Gear Hotspot

Syncopates — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 23:50:46 GMT

Hi, I have an LTE capable Net Gear Mobile Hotspot unit currently sitting idle. I was wondering if I were to buy another Public Mobile Sim Card for it, could it share the existing cell number and use the data plan I'm on?

Thanks.

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Horemansuk — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:10 GMT

I have done it. It created no issues.

May not be official, but it worked fine.

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Syncopates — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:09:02 GMT

Thanks for the reply. Are you saying you've purchased an additional SIM for the Hotspot which uses the same phone number or, taken the SIM from the phone or, created a tether between the phone and Net Gear type device?

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Horemansuk — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:36:35 GMT

I had two separate Sims so two numbers. No phone hotspot was used.

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Horemansuk — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:38:05 GMT

To clarify, the sim was in the hotspot device.

Just used a phone sim in the device.

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Horemansuk — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:45:10 GMT

I still have the device, it is older, runs hspa.

If it helps I can put my phone somewhere in for a half hour and report the results

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Horemansuk — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:46:17 GMT

Phone sim in... darn autocorrect

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Syncopates — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:48:45 GMT

I'm thinking it must be possible to get two SIM sharing the same number. Each SIM would still have a separate identity (serial number) which is assigned to a number. Will have to stop in at the store. The point is use the Net Gear as a hub of sorts and not have everything or anything else attached directly to the phone, security, battery life.

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Syncopates — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:52:33 GMT

Would be an interesting experiment. My unit is packed away out in the shop. I'll go grab it tomorrow and see what it will do. Still have the box and manual. It may explain some of it. But I think it will be up to the store/Public. I remember years ago, people stumbled on Tethering and the Phone Co. were quick to patch the problem. Now phones have a HotSpot mode, data is data.

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:55:00 GMT

@Syncopates : There's no sharing of numbers or data between plans. If you activate a SIM then it would have all of its own plan. In another context it's called family plans. Not here.

While these devices can very often work perfectly fine with the PM SIM...why? Just hotspot off your phone. If you're wanting to offload the data traffic from the phone leaving you able to do calls and text then fine also. But if it's about consuming data on a phone account then it's kinda not worth it either. Get a full-on data plan from somewhere with lots of data.

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Community_QA — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 03:08:42 GMT

@Syncopates if should work , what model number is that?

Re: Net Gear Hotspot

Syncopates — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:31:31 GMT

NetGear LTE 4G AIRCARD 763S