My mother wants to pay $30 a month for Verizon hotspot
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She wants to tether the phone to her laptop. They go on the road with a 5th wheel quite a bit and she's tired of not being able to get wifi on her laptop. It is embarrassing to tell people that my 70 year old mother has a better phone/laptop than I do (I still have a dumb phone).
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Theres another hot spot option, that depending on how much she uses it and where its free. I think its called freedom pop or something. I know a few racers that use it because it give data coverage in some areas that arent covered otherwise.
Setting up the verizon one is easy though. You just order one and turn it on when it gets there. You probably should adjust the settings in it so its a bit more secure, but that should be covered in the instructions.
Setting up the verizon one is easy though. You just order one and turn it on when it gets there. You probably should adjust the settings in it so its a bit more secure, but that should be covered in the instructions.
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Wait so is she looking at something like a jet pack that uses the same data plan as her phone or some other device that actually uses the phone to tether? I use a jetpack for work and it was incredibly easy to setup. I think it took me all of two minutes and it is automatically encrypted with a password. It also has a much better receiver than my phone does so it provides me with stable internet where my phone does not get signal.
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Wait so is she looking at something like a jet pack that uses the same data plan as her phone or some other device that actually uses the phone to tether? I use a jetpack for work and it was incredibly easy to setup. I think it took me all of two minutes and it is automatically encrypted with a password. It also has a much better receiver than my phone does so it provides me with stable internet where my phone does not get signal.
Super easy to use
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I've been using FoxFi on my Galaxy 4S (with Verizon) for about six months, and I love it. There are certain combinations of phone / OS build that it doesn't work with, but they have both a compatibility matrix and a free trial version.
No rooting required, works with WiFi (some are USB-only), and has generally been perfect.
No rooting required, works with WiFi (some are USB-only), and has generally been perfect.
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Sounds like I need to do some further research for her. I'll find out the model of her phone and post it. I'm a cheap *** and it sounded like $30 (or even $20) a month extra to do this was way too expensive.
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On my nexus 5 with my $50/month unlimited data T-Mobile plan, I go into settings and hit the "enable wi-fi hotspot" button.
I'm actually out of town for work, using this very option to send this message.
Unfortunately, if she's on the road a lot, T-Mobile probably isn't going to go over very well in the coverage department.
I'm actually out of town for work, using this very option to send this message.
Unfortunately, if she's on the road a lot, T-Mobile probably isn't going to go over very well in the coverage department.
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This may not be a consideration at all, but just figured I'd point it out.
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Looks like that FoxFi/PdaNet will work for USB/WiFi tethering if she's still on 4.3. If she has accepted the OTA upgrade to 4.4, then it will only work for USB tethering, not as a WiFi hotspot.
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So, that's your non-rooted, non-paying-Verizon-$30-a-month option.
BTW: That's a fantastic device. I loved mine for the short time I had it. I should have kept it and activated it on my company line instead of accepting the company-provided iPhone.
FoxFi Devices
So, that's your non-rooted, non-paying-Verizon-$30-a-month option.
BTW: That's a fantastic device. I loved mine for the short time I had it. I should have kept it and activated it on my company line instead of accepting the company-provided iPhone.
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