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TenOC · 07-06-2021, 10:41 AM

I have an AT&T Netgear AirCard 815S. It is working well. But I have 2 questions

The battery is charged from a USB3 cable. Once the battery is fully charged it says “please disconnect from charger”. Since I do not use this as a mobile hotspot but as a permanent hotspot in my RV, will I damage the battery by leaving it plugged in continuously?

If I plug the USB3 cable into my laptop I believe this is “tethering” the air card to my laptop. Does this mean that my laptop is connected directly through the air card to the Internet without using the Wi-Fi feature? What is an advantage of this tethering versus using the Wi-Fi? Is one faster than the other?

07-06-2021, 10:41 AM	#1
TenOC Montana Fan Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Burns Posts: 129 M.O.C. #28210	AT&T Netgear AirCard 815S - tethering I have an AT&T Netgear AirCard 815S. It is working well. But I have 2 questions The battery is charged from a USB3 cable. Once the battery is fully charged it says “please disconnect from charger”. Since I do not use this as a mobile hotspot but as a permanent hotspot in my RV, will I damage the battery by leaving it plugged in continuously? If I plug the USB3 cable into my laptop I believe this is “tethering” the air card to my laptop. Does this mean that my laptop is connected directly through the air card to the Internet without using the Wi-Fi feature? What is an advantage of this tethering versus using the Wi-Fi? Is one faster than the other?