Yes.There are several other ways to tether internet to your PC.
- Bluetooth Tethering
- Tether using USB cable from UE
- Using aA USB dongle which havewith 2G/3G/LTE connectivity
- Intel is also pushing even chipsets with simcardSimcard connectity.So So it iswill be as simple as to put a sim card in your laptop and browse.
I'm sure there are some other alternatives too.The above ismentioned are some of the options I can think of now.