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Is the wireless hotspot feature of many new smartphones worth the prices the wireless carriers are putting on it? Does the convenience and reliability outweigh the burden of paying an extra $20-30 (plus the inevitable taxes and fees) per month?
I bought a Verizon MiFi 2200, so I apparently think that $35/month is not too much. I use it at least a few times per week, and it works better than the "free" Starbucks WiFi... so I'm now saving more than $35/mo on coffee.
I have unlimited data on my AT&T Blackberry, and I can Bluetooth tether, but that's not legitimate, so I don't.
A friend recently got a Droid, and turns on the hotspot when she goes on the road, leaving it off most of the time.
I have unlimited data on my AT&T Blackberry, and I can Bluetooth tether, but that's not legitimate, so I don't.
A friend recently got a Droid, and turns on the hotspot when she goes on the road, leaving it off most of the time.
It is highway robbery. It is bad enough that the carriers are making us pay through the nose for data. But they should not be allowed to charge us extra just for the right to use that data how we wish with functionality that is built into the operating system of the phone. I wouldn't have a problem with it if it were just paying for additional bandwidth.
I had been told that with 3G it was not possible to use the cell phone when you're using the tether. That it's only with 4G that you can use both at the same time. Is this true?
With an AT&T Blackberry, I could Bluetooth tether and talk at the same time if I was on a 3G connection.
If I was on an EDGE connection (lower speed), an incoming call would put the internet on hold, which would cause my company VPN to time out. If I didn't have VPN up, the internet was usable after the call was disconnected, but not during.
The fact that I live in an area that didn't have 3G until about two weeks after I bought the MiFi is why I bought the MiFi.
If I was on an EDGE connection (lower speed), an incoming call would put the internet on hold, which would cause my company VPN to time out. If I didn't have VPN up, the internet was usable after the call was disconnected, but not during.
The fact that I live in an area that didn't have 3G until about two weeks after I bought the MiFi is why I bought the MiFi.
With my Verizen Android Incredible it seems to work fine with NO PROBLEM. I was hesitant to try it while i was downloading a large update, (first time last fall (2010)), but then the phone rang and I needed to answer it, and the data just kept downloading without a hitch.
If you have Sprint's Simply Everything plan or the Everything Data plan, the data usage is only unlimited if you use it just on the phone. the comment that the author of this article made that is invalid is where he says, "It was introduced with the HTC EVO for $30 per month, but usage is unlimited." as soon as you turn on the Hotspot feature included with the phones that have the feature, you get charged a $30 monthly fee for the time that you have the hotspot feature enabled on the phone.
It is true that there are ways to root or jailbreak the phone so that this $30 fee doesnt come into play, but often times with this you are limited to having the phone usb tethered to just one computer at a time, and if Sprint(or any other carrier) catches you doing this, unfortunately they can terminate your service.
It is true that there are ways to root or jailbreak the phone so that this $30 fee doesnt come into play, but often times with this you are limited to having the phone usb tethered to just one computer at a time, and if Sprint(or any other carrier) catches you doing this, unfortunately they can terminate your service.
That's a nice share! And I have another nice tool that share WiFi hotspot to share! Virtual Hotspot, freeware, few comlex settles and quite effective, what's more, it's very safe far from the hackers. Quite a nice tool too.
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