Windows Help & Advice - UK (2020-05)

5G HOTSPOTS

crucialfunctionality,thehotspotisn’tmuchto

writehomeaboutasfarasfeaturesgo,usinga ratherplaingreydesign

andsomebasicLEDindicatorsonthetopsoyouknowyou’reconnected.

It doesatleastappeartobecompactandpocket-friendly,whichisalways

welcomewhenyou’reonthego,thougha lotofthedetailsandspecsfor

thisareyettoberevealed.

Enjoyallthebenefitsofa glorious5G

connectionanywhere(ina 5Gzone)withthis

large-but-still-portablemobilerouter.You

canconnectupto 20 devicesatoncetothis

beastofa hotspot,andit’llrunfroma

battery(thatpromisestolast“allday”)orthe

mains.Underthehoodisa processoras

goodastheonesinsomeofthebest

smartphonesatthemomenttomana e the

Vodafonewillhappilysellyoua 5G

broadbandpackagethatincludesa device

calleda GigaCube– essentiallya rebranded

Huaweihotspotdevicethatworkswith

both5Gand4Gnetworks.Placeit inthe

centreofyourhome,andif yourhouseis

withinsolidpingingdistanceofa

5G-enabledphonetower,youcanget

thosesuper-fastconnectionspeeds

sweepingallaroundyourhouse,aswellas

thosesuper-lowlatencytimesforgetting

online.Upto 64 differentdevicescanbe

connectedtotheGigaCubeatonce,soit’s

a realisticalternativetohavinga

conventionalbroadbandrouterinstalled

• 18-monthand30-daycontractplansare
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Youcan’tactuallygooutandbuyit atthemoment,
butoncetheNetgearNighthawk5GHotspotdoes
goonsale,it’ssuretoappealtoanyonewantingto
get 5G connectivity on the go – it features the lates
Qualcomm X55 modem to work with 5G standards
around the world, and maxes out at speeds of 4Gbp
fall back to 4G if 5G isn’t available). Not only that,it
an Ethernet port for a direct connection to the web,and
it also supports the latest and greatest Wi-Fi 6 protocol,
so you’re guaranteed to be able to get online at the
fastest possible speeds no matter how you want to go
about doing it.

Get 5G on every device, from tablets to laptops to your Nintendo Switch, with these routers

e ofthe5Ghotspotsthat’s“comingsoon”asthemarketmatures

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tspotsupportsWi-Fi6 aswellas5G,soyou’reusingtheverylates

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HTC 5G HUB

From £50 a month and £100 up front, htc.com

LINKSYS 5G HOTSPOT

£TBC, linksys.com

VODAFONE GIGACUBE

From £50 a month and £50 up front,

vodafone.co.uk

NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK

5G HOTSPOT
£TBC, netgear.com

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