...the PAW will act as a router and allow all the devices on its WiFi network to see the Internet.
In my mind this has been an extremely useful 'by product' of the development. I use my iPhone's hotspot to connect to the PAW. My iPad is connected to the PAW WIFI (as usual) and, hey presto, my SkyDemon now has Internet for winds, updated NOTAMs etc without having to have a sim card installed in it. Particularly useful if you have a WIFI only iPad
Initially I was quite sceptical because I found the hotspot connection quite flaky and that was between an iPhone and iPad, so without the normal complications of Android being in the mix. The hotspot didn't used to automatically reconnect and very often I had no idea what WIFI was connected to what. But Lee and The Team have done some sterling work and yesterday was a particularly good example of how much better it was. My hotspot remained connected throughout, even when my phone screen went to sleep (early versions meant you had to keep the screen awake) and there was no snags with dropping in or out once the phone had its 4G signal. Of course, when there is no 4G signal, the GSM button turns orange and you'll not be receiving the Internet traffic but as soon as 4G came back, I was getting a green GSM box and all was good again, with the traffic counter increasing (Home Page).
I think they've done a great job of getting the hardware to work well together and create a good, additional system to the classic PAW and ATOM station. The only weak point is the phone's 4G and that is going to be affected by many things such as the network you're subscribed to, phone antenna performance/phone location, altitude etc etc. Little the PAW Team can do about that but it is certainly a big plus
