new phone with wifi hotspot
I need a mobile hotspot. I have been using the mifi with unlimited usage from Virgin Mobile, but the customer service is so bad I have been without service for a month. I realize that I will loose my old phone plan with 300min./mo. And have to pay about 3x more than I am paying now for my phone service, but at least I will have service with Verizon.
The features that I am looking for are primarily a the wifi hot spot, and a phone that can be used ...
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Alternately, what I've had people do in the past was to add the Palm Pre Plus as a secondary line on their family share. The data was required, but on the Palms they were giving the hotspot away for free (Palm only). The last time I did this, the phone cost $40/mo ($10 for the line, $30 for unlimited on-phone Internet). If you manage to do it with the current (but going out) Smartphone promo, you would end up paying $30...
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So find one, pay $29.99 a month for data on top of you normal plan and get the hotspot included.
Both Palm models are good devices.. they don't have the best app store, not the best for email, but they are good phones and you will get the hotpot you need, so I would look into it if I was you
You only get 2gb for $20? That is useless. I don't know what I will do. I thought it was at least 5gb.
The difference is that the phone will have unlimited dataso I will be able to use the phone for some browsing, and the hot spot would have more limited use than now.
MiFi has a $50 plan for 5GB, as well as $35 for 3GB or $80 for 8GB.
http://www.phonecan.com/blog1.php/what-verizon-s-new ... »
Mobile hotspot on an Android device is $20 for 2GB.
Mobile hotspot on a Palm device is free for 2GB.