<p>Mobile devices by definition are meant to be carried around and keep you connected. It's an easier bet with a Smartphone because, well, it is always connected. But what about Tablets? With the release of new Tablets we usually see WiFi only models sold alongside LTE or broadband models, the latter with a higher price tag, as well as ongoing payment to your provider. Sometimes the LTE models aren't released at the same time as WiFi only models. So users looking to toodle around town with a Tablet that is WiFi only are forced to look for WiFi hotspots or tether to another device for connectivity. In most cases, once released, LTE Tablet models come with the ability to use the Tablet as a personal hotspot for other devices.</p><p>I've used an iPad 4 as a mobile hotspot when my wife and I are traveling and she wants to use her Netbook, or I need to do some serious work on a MacBook Pro. These are usually bursts of activity and not all day affairs. In previous lifetimes I relied on MiFi cards to do this work. But, if you did for some reason need to run a mobile hotspot off of a connected Tablet, you might want to take a look at the iPad Air or an iPad 3. More specifically, take a look the tests that Anand Lal Simpi at AnandTech has posted.</p><p>Set up your device as an LTE Mobile Hotspot</p><p><a href="http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/11/03/anandtech-ipad-air-can-be-a-24-hour-mobile-lte-hotspot/">Keep reading...</a></p>