System, method and device for switching between wwan and wlan in a mobile wireless hotspot

A method, comprising:

• detecting availability of carrier hotspots by a mobile router, the mobile router being connected to one or more user devices through a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection;
• if no carrier hotspot is detected, routing traffic to and from the one or more user devices through a WWAN connection;
• and
• if a carrier hotspot is detected, routing traffic to and from the one or more user devices through the detected carrier hotspot.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory unit coupled to the processor and including:
• computer code for detecting availability of carrier hotspots by a mobile router, the mobile router being connected to one or more user devices through a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection;
• computer code for, if no carrier hotspot is detected, routing traffic to and from the one or more user devices through a WWAN connection;
• and
• computer code for, if a carrier hotspot is detected, routing traffic to and from the one or more user devices through the detected carrier hotspot.