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I just wondered if everyone knew the mobile hotspot is free because Sprint forgot to lock it down.
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JimboKern said:
I just wondered if everyone knew the mobile hotspot is free because Sprint forgot to lock it down.
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Heh I don't think they can lock it down... Google controls the OS not Sprint. Sprint locking down any part of the phone or OS ruins the pure Google experience..
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No there will be an update to fix .. Sprint can still lock down a service.
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JimboKern said:
No there will be an update to fix .. Sprint can still lock down a service.
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You seem pretty confident there will be an update. Do you have a source? And I can point to how T-Mobile restricted the video chat on 3g as an argument to how the carrier can still have some small level of influence on the os of the nexus
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JimboKern said:
No there will be an update to fix .. Sprint can still lock down a service.
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Who's gonna issue the update? Sprint?

If im not mistaken I believe that we are running the native hotspot for google and not sprint. If it was sprint wouldn't it say sprint hotspot? Not portable WIFI hotspot.
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luckylui said:
If im not mistaken I believe that we are running the native hotspot for google and not sprint. If it was sprint wouldn't it say sprint hotspot? Not portable WIFI hotspot.
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You can see on Sprints own website that they expect you to pay for it.
"Q: How much is the Mobile Hotspot capability?
A: Mobile Hotspot capability for Nexus S 4G is a $29.99 optional add-on. It allows the customer to use Nexus S as a Mobile Hotspot device capable of sending out a Wi-Fi signal to up to six Wi-Fi capable devices. This follows the new discounting rules launching in July and is not NVP discountable (e.g. SOCs $29.99 and below are not discountable; SOCs $30 and up are discountable)."
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I also work for Sprint, its in the Nexus 4G playbook that it will be free until its updated by Google. Googles own website shows hotspot feature may have extra charge by carrier.
"Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
Nexus S can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to six portable devices such as laptops or tablets. Once connected, these devices will have access to the Internet.*
*Additional fees may apply based on carrier policy"
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Thanks for sharing!
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Even of Sprint locks it there are ways around it. Easiest is to flash CM7 or any A.O.S.P ROM available I gave been tethering since the days when I had my Instinct. My wife and I both do it and we have not have to pay one cent for it.
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Please comment about how useful is the Nexus without 3G for you guys...

Hello guys!
I have a Galaxy Note which is big but I could use 7" to read PDF better.
Yet, I am not so sure how useful it will be for me since it does not have 3G only WIFI so I was considering going with a Galaxy 7.7 instead.
What is your experience with it?
I mean, even some games require some internet connection before launching for example.
Thanks!

With foxfi app it hasn't been an issue, not once.
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It's quite useful. I'm in wifi range much of the time, and when I'm not I can tether it to my LTE phone. I still don't like tablets or phones for heavy data entry, but for just looking the N7 is great.
My next test will be putting electronic docs on it for my job. It will be interesting to see if the 7" screen is adequate for that.

My campus has wifi everywhere so no problem for me.
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Yeah that is my concern, that I will end up using my Note more because I will have internet all the time...

I have no intention to ever use 3G on a tablet. On the rare occasion I can't find wifi, I just tether to my phone using Foxfi.
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I use my mifi device. No problem!
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shaolin95 said:
Yeah that is my concern, that I will end up using my Note more because I will have internet all the time...
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I have the GNote n7000 as well....why can't you use the hotspot feature on it?

galaxy nexus + wireless tether(or bluetooth tether) = one happy nexus seven

simms22 said:
galaxy nexus + wireless tether(or bluetooth tether) = one happy nexus seven
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Best combo yet
I think my GNex works better with foxfi than my GNote.

dirtyhamster73 said:
I have the GNote n7000 as well....why can't you use the hotspot feature on it?
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Well that is tethering isnt it?
Last time I did that with my now dead laptop, I got a text message and email and a letter about it, that if I were to do that again they would make some changes to my account to pay for tethering.
That is my issue, I think at the end of the day being able to use my simcard in a tablet with 3G (if it really is that easy) , would be better for me but damn is nice to resist the price and power you get with the Nexus.

shaolin95 said:
Well that is tethering isnt it?
Last time I did that with my now dead laptop, I got a text message and email and a letter about it, that if I were to do that again they would make some changes to my account to pay for tethering.
That is my issue, I think at the end of the day being able to use my simcard in a tablet with 3G (if it really is that easy) , would be better for me but damn is nice to resist the price and power you get with the Nexus.
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Can't say I've ever received any type of notification from my carrier regarding me using the hotspot feature with my GNote or GNex. I have received a text while using it with my carrier phones, my T-Mobile sgs2 and sensation.
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Alright for me since even if I could, I would not buy a data plan
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I would not buy a Nexus with 3G... I am price-sensitive, and not about to pay for a data plan.
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rmm200 said:
I would not buy a Nexus with 3G... I am price-sensitive, and not about to pay for a data plan.
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My situation is different cause I still have an unlimited data plan.
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just lou said:
I have no intention to ever use 3G on a tablet. On the rare occasion I can't find wifi, I just tether to my phone using Foxfi.
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No way I'd go with a 3G tablet ,the extra expensive both in price of the tablet and a 3G contract for it doesn't warrant it .If I'm not on wifi I just tether to my One X

Why should I pay for another 3g/4g account when I can tether my exciting 4g phone to it? I also have a 4g hotspot.
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I have a mobile 4g hotspot for times I need internet access and no wifi is around.No biggie for me.I would not have bought a 3g model tablet if it had been offered myself.
I don't carry a smart phone so tethering is not an option. I prefer a small basic phone that fits in my pocket.With the Jetpack I can use it for anything including the nexus7 when I need internet on the go.

Look into an app called "Open Garden" - allow you to *automatically* share your your phones internet connection as-needed (via bluetooth). Absolutely awesome and 100% free!
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Well now when i was getting close to buying the nexus i found a local selling the transformer prime 32GB for 300 dollars which unless i am missing something, is worth the extra.
What do you guys think?
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Best (cheapest) prepaid GSM plan?

Hello-
I am trying to figure out what is the cheapest GSM prepaid plan in the United States. So far, the cheapest I have found is either AT&T's $25 unlimited talk and text plus $5 for 50 MB data or T-mobile's $30 Monthly4g unimited talk text, adn 5gb data. What plan are you guys using to get the most amount of data for the least amount of money? I don't mind going with an MVNO because they have pretty good coverage in my area. (Albuquerque, NM)
Thanks,
wws12

Anyone?

Theoretically speaking, if your main concern is data then you should probably choose an unlimited data plan to get the most out of your money. (Assuming you use that much data).
I can give some good suggestions if you could tell me your average calling, texting, and data usage. Also if you must have GSM, most prepaid just happen to be CDMA *shrugs*
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gagdude said:
Theoretically speaking, if your main concern is data then you should probably choose an unlimited data plan to get the most out of your money. (Assuming you use that much data).
I can give some good suggestions if you could tell me your average calling, texting, and data usage. Also if you must have GSM, most prepaid just happen to be CDMA *shrugs*
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It doesn't have to be GSM, but in my investigations those plans were the cheapest. I mainly want to use it for VoIP with GrooveIP for calls and GVoice for texting. Thnaks for your help!

Let's see... Virgin Mobile has unlimited data and texting, 100 minutes calling for $35 a month. The T mobile plan you found is cheaper but 5GB of data. This depends on if you are going to use more than 5GB or not...
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I want to use a phone such as the Motorola Defy as prepaid. I was going to get the Droid X but found that it couldn't be flashed to other carriers than Verizon.
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Are you sure you want the Motorola Defy... ? Republic Wireless has the Defy XT as their only available phone, but they have a different business model.
$20 a month unlimited everything, but depends on WiFi. However nothing is stopping you from sticking to their 3G (Sprint) full time. Big problem is that they are in beta and if you sign up now it could be months until you get the phone. (I'm sure once you are up and running it rocks, but the limited phone choice and waiting time is way too long).
Do you want a rugged phone or a Motorola phone or what? Why do you choose the Defy?
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I chose the Defy because it had a stable ICS ROM and for the fact that it was GSM which I had thought was the best deal at the time. Thanks for the information about Republic Wireless
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So you have decided to go with Republic?
I was mainly wondering about why you wanted the Defy because it has pretty old hardware. If you still want to consider Virgin and want ICS they have the HTC EVO V, HTC One V, and soon to be released Samsung Galaxy Reverb.
(That t mobile plan you found is actually very good, 5GB is plenty of data. Virgin just has a better plan if you use more than that, which is quite rare in fact)
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I want GSM because that will allow me to easily switch carriers at a later date if I need to. Are there any better phones than the Defy that are $150 or less on Amazon? Thanks for all your help, BTW!
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No problem glad to help
I understand that, in that case that t mobile prepaid plan definitely seems to be a good deal.
As for a phone, I don't go on Amazon since prices are usually higher, but I do know on eBay you can get a galaxy s (for 4g you need the Samsung galaxy s 4g but it has less dev support than the Samsung vibrant which only has 3g) for $150 or less. Any galaxy s variant blows the defy out of the water for sure
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I usually don't shop eBay because of the possibility of scammers. I'll look at the galaxy s variants though. Which would you say has the best dev support? I need at least a stable ICS, if not JB. Thanks!
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All galaxy s were very popular and all have great dev support. Since you were looking at the defy I'm going to assume 4g isn't big on your requirements list and in that case the Samsung vibrant is the phone for you!
Most popular galaxy s from my general knowledge is the cappy aka Samsung Captivate. Unfortunately since it is at&t 3g it will only work on t-mobile 2g (ugh!)
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How much is the Vibrant online?
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On amazon it appears to be $200+
On eBay they go as low as $120 and the Captivate gets even cheaper like $110.
What I like to think of eBay is the whole virus thing on Android. More scams/viruses happen on ebay/Android, but that is because there are more sellers/is more open. You just have to be smart and look at feedback/permissions. Does that seller/app have low feedback score/want to manage your sms and calls? Then don't trust him,her/it
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OK thanks. Quick question that maybe you can answer. On at&t, their prepaid go phone plans include a 100 minute/unlimited text plan for $25/mo. For smartphones you need a data plan which they have in various denominations, but the one I'm interested in is the $5 for 50MB one. If I don't renew the $25 plan, will I lose the data also? Or will it still continue? Thanks!
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They require you to be using the $25 or $50 plan in addition to data every month.
They actually used to have a rule of having $25 in your account every 90 days with whatever data plan you feel like tacking on, but since April 2012 they require to have a monthly text / call plan.
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Moved to Networking section.

Tmobiles $30 plan.
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http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/Samsung-Exhibit-4G-Prepaid

[Q] Pre-paid data only plan, no voice

Is there a pre-paid data only plan that I would be able to use with the nexus 4? I am in the US and AT&T is the only carrier with 3G where I am. Are there actual data-only plans that use AT&T towers that I could use? If not, would there be a way that I could use a prepaid tablet data plan from AT&T? Thanks

I believe straight talk also has data only plans, but not sure if they will work on a phone. Their phone plans are way better than ATT though, and you get same ATT towers/service.
http://androidandme.com/2012/10/carriers/top-4-us-pre-paid-wireless-plans-for-the-nexus-4/

T-Mobile has a 5gb, unl Text and like 100min plan for $30. you get some mins but not alot. You also get T-Mobiles 42 Mbps HSPA+ as well.

That at&t/straight talk may work. I only get edge on T-Mobile in the whole state of Maine so T-Mobile won't work.
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Although I don't really need voice/texting and would rather not pay if I don't need to
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AT&T themselves have a prepaid tablet plan: http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/dataplans.html
I wonder if they allow that on the Nexus 4. You'd probably have to change APN.
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I was looking at that one. You have to give them your IMEI number and I don't have a tablet to do that.
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Go into an AT&T store and surreptitiously snoop the IMEI of one of their Android tabs?
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That's a great idea lol
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cmstlist said:
AT&T themselves have a prepaid tablet plan: http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/dataplans.html
I wonder if they allow that on the Nexus 4. You'd probably have to change APN.
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Those are more expensive than Tmobile's prepaid plans.... and they include texting at calls. Dafuq?

Zurginator said:
Those are more expensive than Tmobile's prepaid plans.... and they include texting at calls. Dafuq?
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AT&T is more expensive than T-Mobile. A lot more, usually.

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AT&T is more expensive than T-Mobile. A lot more, usually.
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And like I said earlier I can't use T-Mobile because they have terrible service in the whole state of Maine. If I could get AT&T's 3gb $30 tablet plan to work I'd be a happy camper.
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Those are more expensive than Tmobile's prepaid plans.... and they include texting at calls. Dafuq?
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Yes, as pointed out upthread, all comparisons to T-Mobile are irrelevant because T-Mobile is not an option for the OP.

I think I'll got to an AT&T store today and snoop on the tablet IMEI numbers. That is unless someone wants to give me one of theirs, preferably not one registered on AT&T. Why do I have to go through so much trouble just to get a data only plan?!
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ctowne said:
I think I'll got to an AT&T store today and snoop on the tablet IMEI numbers. That is unless someone wants to give me one of theirs, preferably not one registered on AT&T. Why do I have to go through so much trouble just to get a data only plan?!
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I can give you the IMEI of my T-Mobile Springboard but there's no guarantee AT&T will like it.
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That would be great. Let me get a att sim and I could pm you about it
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BaronInkjet said:
I believe straight talk also has data only plans, but not sure if they will work on a phone. Their phone plans are way better than ATT though, and you get same ATT towers/service.
http://androidandme.com/2012/10/carriers/top-4-us-pre-paid-wireless-plans-for-the-nexus-4/
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I can't find a straight talk data-only plan, could you give me a link to it?

T-Mobile tethering gone?

I've been looking for better information on this but all I get is a sea of posts that aren't relevant to tmo's current plans. I paid for unlimited 4g and I used to have tethering with that but now it says I only get 500 megabytes. If someone can point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.
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You are correct.
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nivlac978 said:
I've been looking for better information on this but all I get is a sea of posts that aren't relevant to tmo's current plans. I paid for unlimited 4g and I used to have tethering with that but now it says I only get 500 megabytes. If someone can point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.
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Well all the new Simple Choice Plans come with 500mbs of tethering. You would need to pay extra to get additional tethering access. All that information is directly from the T-mobile site. Did you switch to the new plans or did they switch you without you knowing?

We switched it. I first had the 2 and a half gig plan and tethered all of it then I upgraded halfway through the month to unlimited and tethered a lot more. When I went back on the site there was a tethering option that wasn't there when we first upgraded to their new plans. And under the 2 and a half gig plan, all of that is tetherable, so I get less tethering with the unlimited plan. Kind of weird.
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We switched it. I first had the 2 and a half gig plan and tethered all of it then I upgraded halfway through the month to unlimited and tethered a lot more. When I went unlimitedn the site there was a tethering option that wasn't there when we first upgraded to their new plans. And under the 2 and a half gig plan, all of that is tetherable, so I get less tethering with the unlimited plan. Kind of weird.
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yea, its 500mb for people with unlimited high speed data plan, and unlimited tether for those with less data. but you can purchase another 4.5gb. they just dont want those people with completely unlimited high speed data to use their data for their permanent home internet.