Guys,
If you want a safe way to connect, as well as having generally a better signal quality and using only the wifi option on you device get a mifi unit
I've had my mifi unit for years and it can connect up to 5 devices onto wifi... It's the size of a box of matches and I use throwaway 3gb SIM cards so I don't sign up to a service provider.
Not sure how they work in the USA but over here in the UK it's brilliant.... And for this activity, absolutely perfect...