[olug] [OT] Verizon data plans...

[Dan Linder]

You and Dave are both correct - I would like to use the "HotSpot" feature
to let my phone use itself for Internet access.  Verizon has a "Data Plan"
for the phone, and the "HotSpot Data" that is for external devices to use
the phone WiFi.  The kicker is that the phone can't use the HotSpot data
(and of course the WiFi isn't allowed to use the phone data).

My issue is that I currently have the "Unlimited Data" for the phone
(included when I activated last April/May).  My new company has an app that
I need to use that requires me to add the "Corporate Data" feature (adds
$15/month - they are paying for that).  But, if I add that feature, the
"Unlimited Data" feature goes away.  To get back the phone data plan, I
believe I'll have to add the $30/month 2GB plan.  (company will reimburse
too).

Really gotta love the cellular industry.

Once I get a possible HW issue resolved, I might investigate LibertyRom...

Dan

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:51, Ben Watson <bwatson1979 at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you want to surf the web from your phone without using 3G, then you
> simply connect your phone to a wireless access point (e.g. wifi router
> at your house, free wifi at businesses, etc.).  This is completely
> free and does not require a WiFi Hotspot capability or any additional
> software/apps.  That is, the ability for the phone to connect to a
> WiFi access point is supported by the underlying hardware/OS by
> default.
>
> On the other hand, if you want to share your 3G connection to other
> devices (like a laptop), then you would need a WiFi Hotspot capability
> on the phone.  This allows those "other devices" to discover your
> phone much like they would discover a WiFi access point.  In effect,
> your phone becomes a WiFi access point.  Most providers charge extra
> for this, but some custom ROMs have been able to get around it.  YMMV.
>
> Ben
>
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Dave Rowe <dave at roweware.com> wrote:
> > I also have a DroidX - do you mean you want to activate the WiFi
> > Hotspot, and have the phones WiFi connect to itself?  That seems,
> > different - but I imagine it wouldn't be possible since it'd be using
> > the same WiFi radio?  Maybe I'm misunderstanding.
> >
> > Another option, is using Cyanogenmod, or an alternate ROM.  It really
> > isn't scary and if you're rooted already any warranty is technically
> > voided.  I'm currently on the LibertyRom which has menu access for
> > activating itself as a Wifi Hotspot.
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
> >> Does anyone know if I activate the "WiFi HotSpot" feature through
> Verizon,
> >> can I setup the phone to use it's own hotspot to surf rather than using
> 3G
> >> directly?  Or is that not possible to be it's own hotspot?  (I'm
> thinking
> >> not, but maybe there's an app to fix that).
> >>
> >> For what it's worth, I have a DroidX (rooted), but all of the HotSpot
> apps
> >> I've found get pulled into the Verizon page and don't work.  And I'm
> really
> >> tired of the "Phone Data != Corporate Data != HotSpot Data" mentality...
> >>
> >> I'm less than a year into my contract, so switching carriers isn't an
> >> option.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!
> >>
> >> Dan
> >>
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