I see in one of the reviews above that this phone can be used as a WiFi hotspot. Can anyone definitively answer if this is possible or not?
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It is against the Terms of Service of most providers to use your device as a hotspot. As a "soft cap" for unlimited data - meaning that they can suspend you if you exceed the amount - Straight Talk uses numbers of 100MB per day or 2GB per month and Net10 recently dropped their AT&T provided service to 1.5GB per month. Neither service is unlimited anymore. Of course, following the TOS will easily keep you from going over that limit. Check section 6 & 7 in the Straight Talk TOS if you aren't sure about what I said. That being said, there are programs available in the Play Store that will allow you to tether non-rooted phones at no charge.
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Sorry I have no idea.. Not using it as Wifi, but as hard wired and turninig it on remotely with my smart phone with ADT Pulse app. sorry could not be of help. good luck
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It works perfectly as a cell phone.. I have tried it with different carriers.. No complaints at all
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Hello Caralyn P. You should be able to with no problem I have AT&T; we love this phone great for basic internet and nice touch screen... Good Luck Sam :)
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Yes you can. I have had Consumer Cellular for almost a year and have used several different phones with them. I currently have the LG Nitro and have been well pleased with the compatibility. I get 4g data coverage and so far the performance has exceeded my expectations. I have not tried using this phone as a hotspot hub, so I can't speak to that feature. Multimedia texting seems to work well.
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Not sure if it would work with a plan that explicitly enables tethering. In other words, I am not sure how the phone determines whether WiFi tethering is enabled. Given that it works well with non-US carriers (e.g. in Singapore, Scandinavia...), I would imagine that there is perhaps some sort of negotiation added in the "WAP" (Wireless Access Protocol), and that if your carrier allows it, the phone enables it.Just speculation though. Give it a try - Amazon at least lets you return the phone if it does not work out for you...
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Sure you can use it as Go Phone. I've done that before. Just forget about internet access other than wifi.
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Not this one. For it to act as a cell phone, you will need to buy the cellular version. This one is wifi only.
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No, you need a service provider for it to have and use wifi. I hsve tried on various other phones with same results.
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Nope, but as another individual stated, if you have the resources you can convert your cell phone into a hotspot to get the connectivity you want. Actually had to do this when I moved -- the connectivity in the hotel was garbage and wasn't secured. Using my cell worked out well, but cost me a bit more per month.
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It's a smartphone so yes you should be able to use it under wifi. I don't know if you will be able to make or recieve calls but all other functions should be accessible
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Yes you can. It extends whatever signal you give it. You can use you phone as a Hotspot and then give it more range with this. Your phone would then act as a modem or router, basically.
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Hi, i can use mine with the house wifi system, since i use the phone as pay as you go any other free wifi should work too like airport malls basically anywhere there is free wifi available hope this helps,
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Yes it can connect to hotspots. The speed is good enough. I'm currently using it with pay as you go, SIMPLE MOBILE.
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A few months ago, I bought a BLU Samba W Q170W for the times when I am travelling overseas. So, except for a pay-as-you-go foreign SIM card that I keep in the phone, I have no carrier plan for it at all. Yet, every now and then, I use the phone with my WiFi at home here in the U.S. for quick Internet access, especially when I need to do a quick Google search and don't want or don't have the time to fire up a full desktop or laptop computer. So, absolutely yes, this phone can be used for WiFi access without a data plan.
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You should be able to use it as a regular line without a data plan, but just an fyi...we did not have much luck with this phone. If you are getting it for a kid it might be ok but in my experience it was very low quality..if you are looking for a good quality, durable phone I would look into something else
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You can use it just as a wifi device. It's a pay-as-you-go phone so there is no contract. If you wanted to use it as a phone you would just activate it through Virgin Mobile and then choose a plan that fits you ($35 = 300 minutes/unlimited data + messaging, $45 = 1200 minutes/unlimited data + messaging and $55 = unlimited everything).I used this with my wifi for a month before I switched from my old phone.