SargeW
Site Team
I have used a USB modem in a router in the stick house for quite a while. I have the router in a lamp timer to turn it off at night and back on in the morning. That way if the internet drops out for any reason, everything will reset when it turns back on.
The question is that I had to replace the USB modem I was using (Data Jack) as it quite functioning. Data Jack does not use them anymore, they have went to a Hotspot instead. I picked one up from Verizon, an Ellipse Jet Pack and use it with my router with the router set to use the "WiFi as WAN" function. I tested it and it works well.
Since the Hotspot doesn't hook into the router, will it turn off and on if it too is hooked to the timer? There is a power button on the Hotspot, but I don't know if it just powers down when the timer turns off, if it will come back on when power is applied. Does anyone use one like that?
Or do I just leave it plugged in and hope for the best?
The question is that I had to replace the USB modem I was using (Data Jack) as it quite functioning. Data Jack does not use them anymore, they have went to a Hotspot instead. I picked one up from Verizon, an Ellipse Jet Pack and use it with my router with the router set to use the "WiFi as WAN" function. I tested it and it works well.
Since the Hotspot doesn't hook into the router, will it turn off and on if it too is hooked to the timer? There is a power button on the Hotspot, but I don't know if it just powers down when the timer turns off, if it will come back on when power is applied. Does anyone use one like that?
Or do I just leave it plugged in and hope for the best?