Is my hotspot better than my WiFi?

Ugh, this is a question I’ve wrestled with myself, so many times! Is my hotspot better than my WiFi? Honestly, it depends. Like, totally depends.

My home WiFi? Generally pretty speedy. Streaming movies? No problem. My whole family online at once, doing their thing? Gets a little laggy sometimes, but mostly fine. But then there’s that time we were on vacation at my aunt’s place, out in the sticks. Their WiFi was… let’s just say it was less than stellar. Downloading a single photo took what felt like forever. That’s when my phone’s hotspot became my absolute lifesaver! I mean, it wasn’t blazing fast, but it was something. Much better than nothing.

The thing is, your home WiFi uses a dedicated internet connection, right? It’s like having its own superhighway, just for your internet. A hotspot? That’s more like sharing a tiny country road with everyone else in town. So if you’ve got tons of people – or devices – using your phone’s hotspot, things get slow. Plus, that data can eat up your phone plan so fast. I remember once, using my hotspot for a whole weekend of gaming with my friends. The data bill was… let’s just say I almost cried.

So, faster speeds? Usually WiFi wins, especially with several things happening at once. But for emergencies, or when you’re somewhere with truly awful WiFi, a hotspot is your back up plan. It’s a life raft in the sea of bad internet. You know? It’s a trade off, really. Speed versus convenience. What’s more important to you? That’s the real question.