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What is a Pocket Wi-Fi? The Ultimate Guide to Buying Pocket Wi-Fi

A pocket Wi-Fi is one of the most portable, flexible, reliable, and affordable options for connecting to the internet.

What is a pocket Wi-Fi?

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic keeping many Australians indoors, it’s more imperative than ever to have an internet-enabled workstation at home. The right choice of gadgets can make work a lot easier and help you stay connected. Among a wide range of choices for internet connectivity, the pocket WiFi is one of your best options, thanks to its portability and data speeds.

A pocket Wi-Fi is a portable gadget about the size of a deck of cards – even smaller. You can easily slip it into your pockets while browsing on the go. It’s designed to broadcast network signals to any Wi-Fi-enabled devices like smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

Although the device is small, the connectivity power isn’t. A pocket WiFi provides instant access to high-speed internet, and has a large coverage area of about 10-15 meters radius. With these features, it allows for mobility, cost effectiveness, and seamless internet access.

How does pocket WiFi work?

A pocket Wi-Fi works like a home broadband Wi-Fi hotspot, providing network access to connected devices. It requires no installation, cables, or software – just turn on the device and follow the booting instructions, if any. To power a pocket WiFi, simply charge it with an AC adapter (charger) on a wall socket, or use a USB cable to connect to your device as a power source.

A pocket WiFi establishes high-speed connectivity that can be shared among at least 10 users at a time. It is designed to be a highly effective solution especially in the face of location constraints. It allows web connectivity anytime, anywhere, using mobile networks. Since the vast majority Australia has 3G and 4G mobile network coverage, you won’t have to worry about internet coverage wherever you are in Australia.

How to recharge a data plan for your pocket WiFi

A pocket WiFi operates using a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. The SIM cards carry the pocket Wi-Fi’s mobile or cellular network. The network provider makes provision for data plans ranging from 5GB to 100GB or more depending on the demand.

Australian telcos, including Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone, have generous data plans for their 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. Many of these deals offer free pocket Wi-Fi devices as perks.

Once your pocket WiFi has an activated data plan, it will be connected to the internet through the SIM card. This, in turn, enables the pocket WiFi to dispense Wi-Fi signals that allow internet-capable devices to get connected.

Pocket Wi-Fi available In Australia

All the top telcos have all joined the pocket Wi-Fi bandwagon, offering highly attractive deals

Thanks to healthy competition in the pocket WiFi space, Australians have a wide variety of options. But most come locked to a specific network, and the unlocked ones might be pricier. You can also buy a pocket Wi-Fi through prepaid and postpaid plans.

Here’s a look at some of the best pocket Wi-Fi plans in Australia include:

• Optus:
  Optus offers a Netgear AC800S Modem as part of its 4G broadband plans. The Netgear device supports about 11hours of usage (with 260 hours of standby battery life) with up to 15 users connected.
• Vodafone:
  Vodafone’s Pocket Wi-Fi 2 offers 4G connectivity. It only has a 6-hour battery life, so it is not the best choice for people in remote, hard-to-reach areas of Australia, who may run into frequent power challenges. Nonetheless, it runs on the Vodafone network, but you won’t be under any contract. The pocket Wi-Fi supports up to 16 connections at a time.
• Telstra:
  Telstra’s pocket Wi-Fi offer is currently the most in-demand in the country. That’s been mostly because it offers both 4G and 5G connectivity. Telstra’s HTC’s 5G Hub is a future–proof device. It combines a 5G hotspot, an Android hub and a battery pack into a single device. It runs Android 9.0 pie and allows streaming of TV shows and movies. It handles up to 20 connections simultaneously. It even allows you to use a USB–C connection to hook up a HDMI port on a TV.

Final words – Network speed of using a pocket WiFi

Pocket WiFis offer some attractive internet speeds. It simply eradicates concerns about broadband speed arising from shared connections. With multiple users hooked to the device simultaneously, a pocket WiFi can still give everyone high-speed internet access at speeds of up to 150Mbs.

In a nutshell, pocket WiFi is the best option if you’re looking for a portable, stable, and speedy internet connection at home, the office or on the go.

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How To Set Up Your Pocket WiFi

It’s the same as connecting to any other WiFi network.

Press and hold the power button

The power button is on the upper left-hand side of the device. Hold it for a few seconds, then the device will turn on.

Access SSID and Password

Once the device is on, scroll up to unlock and find the main menu screen with 6 icons. Tap SSID icon on the screen and find SSID (network name) on the top of the screen and Password (key) right below.

Connect your device

Select the SSID (network name) from the available WiFi networks on your device. Then, enter the Password to connect.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. My Pocket WiFi doesn’t charge, what should I do?

First of all, please double check the USB cable and AC adapter you are using for charging are not broken.

Pull off the back lid from the right bottom corner and remove the battery while it’s turned off, then put them back and see how it goes.

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Q. My Pocket WiFi doesn’t turn on, what should I do?

Pull off the back lid from the right bottom corner and remove the battery while it’s turned off, then put them back on and see how it goes.

If they didn’t help, please contact us at info@econnectjapan.com.

Q. My Pocket WiFi says it’s out of coverage. What should I do?

If the signal icon is in red and it looks offline, please try the following steps and see how it goes.

1. pull off the back lid from the right bottom corner while it’s turned off
2. remove the battery
3. slide to open the sim slot cover
4. take out the sim and re-insert it
5. slide to close the slot cover and put everything back on

Q. How do I check data usage for my Pocket WiFi?

Our Pocket WiFi device has an in-built data counter so that you can check your data usage on its screen.

Q. How do I charge Pocket WiFi?

Our Pocket WiFi devices can be charged via standard micro USB cable.
We include one micro USB cable along with a portable battery with every Pocket WiFi rental.

Q. How many devices can a Pocket WiFi connect simultaneously?

Our Pocket WiFi devices allow users to connect up to 10 devices simultaneously.
This means the whole family or one person with multiple devices (laptop, cellphone, smartwatch, etc.) can link their devices to the same Pocket WiFi.

Q. Does my phone work with Pocket WiFi?

If you have a smartphone that is capable of connecting to WiFi then it can work with Pocket WiFi. It works with any WiFi-enabled smartphones, tablets and laptops.

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