Not all network-capable devices can connect to a wireless hot spot. To connect to a local area network, or wired network, a device requires a network interface controller; to connect to a wireless LAN ...
A year ago, Sprint's Personal WiFi Hotspot (aka the Cradlepoint PHS300) would have been heralded as a groundbreaking personal mobility device, letting you bring a 3G or even WiMAX connection anywhere.
The situation: our small office had to move on relatively short notice, short enough that the grindingly slow wheels of ISP bureaucracy have not yet allowed us to get a permanent internet line ...