WiFi and T-Mobile: Is it required that you have a T-Mobile Hotspot account to use the Coolpix Connect service like the Coolpix Connect Users Guide says?
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The T-Mobile site says that camera Hotspot is $5/mo., and will continue until cancelled. I assume, therefore, that if you wanted to activate T-Mobile for one month because of a particular purpose, e.g., a trip to a place where you won't have laptop internet access, you could cancel after one month; otherwise it's $60/year. (The S51c comes with six months free; I don't know for sure, but it would surprise me if there same weren't true of the S50c.)
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Yes. This connection works anywhere..meaning you don't have to be within your usual wifi network. When you are shooting outdoor, you can enable wifi in your cam and connect your smartphone and then download the pics you shot to your phone. Cam doesn't directly connect to internet through wifi, it jus connects to your phone.
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It uses wifi and cellular service to connect to the internet. For wifi you must be in a hot spot (such as home, office, etc.). If you are not in a wifi hot spot you can connect through a cellular phone network if you are in the service area. The cellular service area is much larger than wifi hot spot coverage. In this case, only AT&T and T-mobile systems are supported. It's like adding a cellphone connect card to your laptop. And yes, you pay for the cellular service.
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I only use mine with WiFi, if you are not near a WiFi you would need a data plan and make your phone a hot spot to connect, but no, you don't need a data plan.
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This device creates its own wifi network. Your phone will need to connect to this network in order to transfer photos.
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no i can not i have tried to connect with wifi and can not but i love the camera, maybe i just dont understand how
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If you purchase the T-Mobile version specifically then yes. But the global version of the phone will not have WiFi calling.
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No, sadly not. There are wifi hotspots that you can purchase, but it is strictly wifi connected
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no, you must get the sim card from the carrier, you should already have an active home line account, if this is a replacement adapter then use the sim card from your T-mobile router.
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You have to go through the camera selections and set it up and you will need a memory card with WiFi ability in order to do that. You can purchase it at a photo store where they probably will also help you to set this up.
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James, I have accumulated 4 of these over the last 12 months and never had the experience. This camera has nothing to do with your WiFi, so there is no problem.
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Is there a way of using phone's wi-fi hotspot function and avoiding T-Mobile's "tethering" charge?
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Yes. You need to connect to wifi, and then talk through the camera and you phone.
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I had one of the original T-mobile hot spot devices before I purchased the LG. So all I did was to put that sim card in the LG and it worked great, it even allowed me to tether. You cannot use a phone sim card in this device.
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Oops! Sorry, I was mistaken. You can not use this in a hot spot that requires browser authentication. "this phone will not allow you to log on to subscription based public hotspots (such as T-Mobile) as it does not have a browser..." (part of a user opinion posted on CNET)
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Mine is unlocked and the wifi hotspot works with networks outside the US. You may ask your t-mobile
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The camera is WiFi enabled. When connected to a WiFi network, you can use a host of Internet apps. Email apps are available. During our trip to Ireland last summer, my wife checked her email when connected to the hotel's WiFi network. The camera does not connect to cellular providers' 3G/4G networks. so there is no direct texting ability through phone networks. It may be possible to download an app which allows you to text from the camera to cellular phones when the camera is connected to a WiFi network. We have not done so.