Is there any way to get LTE on a laptop without it being builtin? Something like a PCI/USB device that you plug a SIM card into and it provides internet. Is there any reason this couldn't be a thing? If not why isn't it?
>>62041855
it does exist and you could find them on ebay & amazon.
Google is your best friend
you just need a laptop with an empty mPCIe slot and a LTE capable WWAN card, I'm not sure what you would do about the SIM card if the laptop does not have a built-in SIM slot
>>62041855
Literally just google "usb lte", they're all over the place.
But having used dongles in the past (albeit for 3G/HSDPA), I'd suggest a separate hotspot device instead. Device connects to LTE and creates a wifi network for you to connect to. Convenient, but does mean you need to worry about another battery.
You could just tether your phone by USB.