no problem, I have just fixed my issue entirely 
atheros BGN module (AR5B95) cost me $4 shipped free to my door and works flawlessly with mobile hotspots
as per what you said about the need to contact OEM vendor about the issue. I believe a multitude of people did long time ago, but they were all brushed away by that vendor and issue was never escalated to Intel per any agreements. why Intel can't start working on a fix based on user input about their own product posted in their own community forums is beyond me. it's counter-intuitive.