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Ethernet speed
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I'm not sure I understand your post. Are you saying the internet speed available to you is 15 Mbps download and 4 Mbps upload? That's the speed you're going to get. The best you could do without moving to an area with higher speed would be to get a router that supports dual internet connections and sign up for 2 internet accounts to feed into it. That would double your speed.
There's nothing you can do on your computer to speed it up, the computer is more than capable of supporting what you're getting.
There's nothing you can do on your computer to speed it up, the computer is more than capable of supporting what you're getting.
Depends what is available via cellular. Yes, such hotspot routers exist, I’m using one right now. Connected to AT&T I get between 30-60 mbps depending on time of day. You could get an idea of what speeds are available by running a speedtest on your phone.
Only if you can afford the cellular plan to go with it, and the cellular service supports speeds faster than the copper in your area.
Depends on the mobile hotspot model. Some limit the number of clients and have limited WiFi range. Since they are designed for portable use they are usually small. I use a Netgear Nighthawk MR1100. It has an Ethernet port for hard wired connections and two antenna ports for a MIMO antenna.
You need to know what LTE bands your cellular provider uses and make sure your hotspot covers those bands. As example my Netgear doesn’t support band 71 which T-Mobile uses for a lot of its rural service.