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I wish if most surface devices came with the option for 4G/LTE. Heck even a GPS sensor would come in handy when mapping. Not sure why but MS chooses to ignore having these basic features even on their expensive line of Surface products.

That said, does anyone know any universal 3G/4G/LTE dongle? Almost everything I found is made exclusive to a specific carrier. How come cheap tablets come with a universal data capability and yet no usb dongles?

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Honest question, why do you need another separate dongle just for 3G/4G/LTE when you can simply use your phone's hotspot option and use the network there?

Because it drains your phone's battery rather quickly and when travelling finding a charging port can be difficult. Also for networks like T-mobile, you have a separate data cap (much lower ~ 500mb) when using the hotspot option.

Check Amazon, Huawei make a lot of these dongles.

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