WebUser 01 May 2019

Weekend Project

Get to grips with some serioustech tinkering to

boost your computer andotherdevices

58 1 - 14 May 2019

indeed, the other methods discussed

here) is that ifyou’re on a limited mobile

data plan, other devices usingyour

connection may eat throughyour

allowance, especially if they arestreaming

media. It might seem like a good ideato

let your children or grandchildrenwatch

YouTube videos on a long car journey,

butyou mayregret the decision later if

you don’t have enough ofyour allowance

leftover to checkyour emails.

Howto

... Add Wi-Fi connectivity

to your vehicle

Wayne Williamsshows you how to keep your passengers happy on

long journeys by kitting out your car with a reliableWi-Fi connection

Share your smartphone’s
connection
Thanksto the widespreadavailability
of 4G, the easiestwayto get a decent
connection inyour car isby turningyour
smartphone into a hotspot that other
devices canconnectto. The process is
very straightforward andwe showyou
howto do this on both iOS and Android
in our MiniWorkshop on page61.
The downsideto this method (and,

G

etting online when you were

away from homeused to be a

challenge because free Wi-Fi

in hotels, airports andcoffee shops

was often slow and unrelia ble.

Thankfully, these days that’s (mostly)

no longerthe case. Unlessyou find

yourself in the total backof beyond,

there’s a goodchance you’ll be able

to access the internet wherever you

are, includingwhile you’re on the

move.

In this issue’s Weekend Project,

we look at a numberof ways you can

add Wi-Fi to your car. Doingso has

lots of benefits, especially for your

passengers, because they’ll be able

to connect wireless -only devices

such as tablets to your network,

andstream videos and music, as well

as play online-only games.

For thatreason, ifyou intendto

regularly shareyour connection inyour

car,you mightwant to upgradeto a

larger or unlimited plan.You could also

consider buying a spare phoneto leave

in your car, and use this as the device

for the hotspot.Rememberto keep it

charged or plugged in all the time.

It’s alsoworth pointing out that the

quality of theconnectionyou share will

be reliant on whereyou are. If you find

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