internet service: I would like to know do I need to pay for wireless service for this tablet or does it automatically have internet service. ?
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You can access the internet with a tablet like this anywhere that there is a wireless hot spot (wi-fi), which nowadays is practically everywhere, without paying for it (coffee shops, hotel rooms, etc.). You will not be able to use the internet at home if you do not already have internet service set up with a wireless router there.
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The tablet comes with the app pre installed but you just need to buy the service
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Anywhere there is WiFi. It is't a tablet is tied to a wireless plan It's a good little tablet but not as intuitive as more recent generations are but still handy for web surfing or downloading books.
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If I do not add data plan, can I still surf the web in the place without wifi?How do they charge if I need to go to the web for few minutes in the area without wifi?
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You it does get wifi and internet. I am very pleased with the tablet for the price!
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if you mean to connect the tablet to internet? if yes than you donot need because it has built in wifi.
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I use a tablet, but sometimes it loses wireless connection and I have to scan a couple times to get wireless connection back. It could be something simple like that.
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Santina,This tablet has a wifi adaptor so you need to have wifi internet - such as a wifi router at home/work. Many coffee shops, airports, hotels have free wifi which you can "connect to"....
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Hello. If you will need to get on the Web away from your wireless (whether that be at home or work), then yes, you will need to add it to your Verizon service. For us, we didn't have to, since everywhere we go, we can connect to wireless Internet. You can also purchase a plug in adapter that fits into any standard wall outlet and get WIFI without having to purchase extra WIFI service through Verizon. We have one that I bought here on Amazon, and that seems to work well. Hope this helps. Try a universal WI-FI repeater and extender search on Amazon if you don't wan't/need to purchase extra service. It may be less expensive for you.
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No, you do not have to have a carrier for this tablet to work as long as you WiFi from another wireless internet source. But, if you did want coverage everywhere, no need for a contract, just have it added to your current cell phone plan through your provider.
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All tablets at this point are strictly Wi-Fi. If you want to have LTE 4G 3G or whatever, you will be paying an astronomical amount.
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You can just use the wifi to surf the net and everything else, just like using a pc...that is the same on all cellphones that have wifi now....you don't have to pay for wifi service....you only pay Virgin Mobile if you want phone service, and internet access away from a wifi spot. Hope that helps.
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Honestly, no. This thing never stays connected to wifi, despite the fact that we have a wifi hookup in our house. It's constantly saying the connection is too weak, so actually downloading anything is next to impossible. I would not recommend this tablet.
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Mine has wifi so I can connect to any free wifi or at home I use wireless unless it is through a company with no wifi then you will have to get service
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Its not paid up front it costs a monthly fee. You can connect to wi fi at places that furnish it like business that offer it free. Otherwise you have to pay for it through Verizon or any others that offer the service you pay for.
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I may be wrong but I seem to have read somewhere coby tablet will not support this. What I have done is I have turned my cell phone into a hotspot and can then use internet with my tablet anywhere my phone has coverage, which seems to be about everywhere so far.
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heather, i took mine to a Verizon store, they put a sim card in it to 'unlock' it, then took the sim card out. Now yes, it works like a tablet like you wanted, i use it for the internet on wi-fi at home.