A:AnswerHello, the device comes complete with sim card installed. You do neen to purchase the moble data card. The $49 card includes 40 gig od data. Setup and activation is easy, but, will need to be performed on a seperate device like a computer or phone connected to the internet.
A:AnswerNo, don' t try it associated with tracphone. Their system relies on rented time on major networks and constantly switching from one provider to another during connection. Tons of dropped signals.
A:AnswerNo there is only one port of any kind and that is for the charging cord (it uses a micro usb cord), you could however use it to tether to a laptop.
A:AnswerNo. I went to the AT&T store after Simple Mobile tech support could not help me. The AT&T tech said the hotspot was locked and the AT&T rep tried for 45 minutes to unlock it for me.