Setup question - no wifi

[wiibie]

Hello! I am interested in a WiiM Amp Ultra, but have some questions about my unusual setup. This is going to be in a house with no hardwired Internet connection, thus no Wi-Fi setup. However, I do have cellular service around 40mbps, unlimited data and sufficient hotspot capacity. Will I be able to control the WiiM streamer using the mobile app, from the same phone that is providing the hotspot? Is there a different way I should be doing this? I'd prefer to avoid Bluetooth if possible (due to quality loss), but am also open to connecting a phone or computer in a corded manner to the WiiM when in use. If I connect in this way, am I losing some benefit of the WiiM's streaming quality/amplification?

Thanks!

 

[hoohoohoo]

Hello! I am interested in a WiiM Amp Ultra, but have some questions about my unusual setup. This is going to be in a house with no hardwired Internet connection, thus no Wi-Fi setup. However, I do have cellular service around 40mbps, unlimited data and sufficient hotspot capacity. Will I be able to control the WiiM streamer using the mobile app, from the same phone that is providing the hotspot? Is there a different way I should be doing this? I'd prefer to avoid Bluetooth if possible (due to quality loss), but am also open to connecting a phone or computer in a corded manner to the WiiM when in use. If I connect in this way, am I losing some benefit of the WiiM's streaming quality/amplification?

Thanks!

For a more permanent solution, there are 4G and 5G routers that can crossband with Wi-Fi. So they use a normal SIM card to connect with a cellular network and then share this connection by Wi-Fi to devices such as laptops and a WiiM device.

Your phone does this same crossbanding to share via a Wi-Fi hotspot. So, in principle, it will work also. But when the hotspot phone leaves, the WiiM is offline. It just depends on your full set of use cases.

 

[Wiimer]

Hello! I am interested in a WiiM Amp Ultra, but have some questions about my unusual setup. This is going to be in a house with no hardwired Internet connection, thus no Wi-Fi setup. However, I do have cellular service around 40mbps, unlimited data and sufficient hotspot capacity. Will I be able to control the WiiM streamer using the mobile app, from the same phone that is providing the hotspot? Is there a different way I should be doing this? I'd prefer to avoid Bluetooth if possible (due to quality loss), but am also open to connecting a phone or computer in a corded manner to the WiiM when in use. If I connect in this way, am I losing some benefit of the WiiM's streaming quality/amplification?

Thanks!

You will need another smartphone to control the device with the WiiM app.
Use one phone as a hotspot router and control the WiiM with the other.

If you don't have more than two smartphone or tablet, as @hoohoohoo said, a mobile router (or home router) is a good idea.

# The problem with using a mobile router is that you may need to put the SIM card back into your phone when you leave the house.

 

[castalla]

Some providers have a so-called fair use policy which can limit your data download allocation, and/or impose additional charges. Mine is quite liberal as long as the router remains located in one spot & doesn't go travelling around.