you’re aware of vests with lots of front pockets? Helps avoid a bag. You can fit a tablet then on your person.
Example below but is not a recommendation.
[Poll] LTE Tablet vs Tether off phone?
I’m on a T-Mobile US plan which gives me 10GB which is more than enough and it can be tethered. My usage is highly erratic so if in hotel with bad Wifi I’d use many GB in a couple of nights, but my plan lets me stash unused GBytes and overall I’m fine.
I don’t know how they know you’re tethering but if I was on a network which blocked I’d just VPN so they can’t see anything.
Yes, but that a coat.
In the summer… Well as soon as is warm enough to… I get my shorts, t-shirt, n flip-flops on.
The sales figures support your view.
These are my current phone and tablets the 8" tablet has >2.2x the screen size, the 10" tablet has 3.8x the screen size, so its more practical for compact travel with a BT keyboard to work and to watch moves. I went for 8" for flying and moving light, and 10" for travel to destinations of longer duration. I keep the 13" Chromebook now for just home use once I got the 10" which is very good and the Chromebook was plastic and smashed screen in a backpack too easily. Newer Chromebooks are with metal outsides now but also becoming rather expensive.
Nice discussion there @nigelhealy
Rarely need to use WIFI / data tethering myself on my iPad as I’m always within range of a WIFI service for use at home / work / holidays but at time of purchase it certainly was a conscious decision not to buy a cellular version. The extra’s required over phone tethering such as extra cost, SIM/contract and future repair costs seemed completely pointless.
1 Like
I’ll never buy an LTE tablet. We have 4 tablets in the house and we’ve spent the last 3 years tethering to our girls iPad when we are on car journeys etc. We are lucky we have big 20+ Gb 
data allowances so we can cope but we’ve never used close to that.
Like you say. Think ahead, do some downloading at home so when you are out and about you can watch a film or tv show without any network 
1 Like
The first iPad I got, years ago, was LTE capable. I was super excited about getting an iPad and wanted the bells & whistles so I wouldn’t be “left behind” on technology. Well, after 2 years, I upgraded to another iPad. And in my decision, I came to realize that only once, did I actually use the LTE feature. At this point, I was with AT&T and they did not allow tethering without paying extra. So when I upgraded, I just got the WiFi version. It is true, most of the time, no matter where you are, some kind of wifi is available. Besides that, I find that I use my iPad mainly at home so I can connect to my wifi network. So lesson learned, I spent a lot of money on my first iPad for the capability of LTE service. What a waste! Now, I’m with T-Mobile and can create a HotSpot and use the LTE service from my iPhone. And the best thing? It’s included in my plan. So glad I ditched AT&T. Another reason I ditched AT&T was because they wanted me to pay $20 extra per month, per line (2) for my “grandfathered” unlimited plan. Now, I’m literally paying half of what I was paying with AT&T for even more. But anyway, Wifi tethering is the way to go unless you’re a business person that is always on the go and need your own “internet service.” Buying a wifi tablet vs LTE tablet will overall save you some moola, so you can spend it on Anker products 
1 Like
I tether my iPad with my iPhone, it is an easy option in the wifi setting to choose the iPhone as a hotspot. Another reason is it is easy to manage one mobile subscription than two 
I left AT&T for the same reason! I went to a prepaid service that still uses AT&T’s tower, but I pay half of what I did with AT&T. 
From my professional experience, tablets are ideal for consuming information for most people - Sitting in front of the telly, on a train, using it to read a recipe from in the kitchen. If you want to create anything or be productive, then a tablet the wrong thing to use in my opinion.
However, on a personal note, I’ve never owned a tablet, and don’t plan to. I use my phone for nearly everything. If I want to look at something in more detail, or to create something, then I use a desktop or laptop.
Now the question of data… This all depends on your use. My average data use on my phone per month is around 10-15gb. I’m currently on a 20gb plan so I would not be tethering a tablet to my phone regularly because I would end up going over it. I would just get a sim for the tablet or always use wifi.
However if you have an unlimited contact that does not end up throttling you, then just tether it.
and I thought my usage was bad when I haggled to get to 2Gb 
2 Likes
And that’s me on wifi at home and mostly wifi at work You should have seen it when I was unlimited data and there was a delay in getting my home broadband connected when I moved house 
An interesting question!
I prefer to use tablets with my own LTE.
That has several reasons!
Firstly, I have a very good mobile phone contract, which has a second SIM included, on the other hand, I feel it is very convenient that I do not suck both devices empty / or ne dragging power bank must. I can empty the tablet and I’m still reachable … (my tablet bag only fits a cable and a small charger)
I have also often found that just in Bussines hotels impossible prices for Wi-Fi are required or the WLAN (if free) a 56k modem resembles
In addition, I can pass on my tablet to friends & family and does not have to stay in the immediate vicinity!
1 Like
I prefer wifi as I only have 3gb data to share with 3 people. We have only surpassed this once. My internet is through Shaw who has 80000 hotspots in our province. What this means is that I can register up to 6 devices and when I am near a hotspot I automatically connect to that (my) wifi with my registered device. Shaw sets up hotspots wherever they are needed and as long as you have an account you will auto connect within range. When I am driving I turn it off as I will pop in and out of wifi several times on my commute and it makes my gps unstable.
Who is that with?
I got 20gb data
Unlimited mins n texts (can all be used in Europe)
With a shiny new Sam S8 … £40 (GBP) per month.
On O2
1 Like
I just tether off my phone so my kids can use their ipads or tablets when we are on trips.
I have an LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab s3 and I love it.I bought this before I got unlimited internet again though (22gb then they trottle you, but I average 30gb and I’ve never noticed slower speeds).
If I were making a tablet purchase today I wouldn’t get the LTE version for many of the reasons mentioned here. In the tech culture we live in, we always have our phones near us. It is our go-to #1 device. So, it makes sense given the ability to turn on the hotspot without even pulling the phone out of your pocket.
I really only use my tablet for work, when making public presentations and using the tablet for my notes/agenda. Other than that, it sits in my bag and $10 comes out each month LOL. Maybe I should use it more, but as a 26 year old, my phone is always more convenient to use.
My 1st phone would be almost as old as you! Hahahaha 
2 Likes