Using a cell phone as a wifi router
I just discovered that you can pay a monthly fee and some of the newer cell phones will act as a wifi receiver/router. As long as you have cell phone coverage you can get internet. Does anyone do th...
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I wanted to use the PDANET application as well a few years back but found out this was not legal to use on my VERIZON DROID cellphone. How did I know this - I asked VERIZON to install it for me.
Further research I found alot of folks are using the PDANET application but seemingly at their own risk. Most folks went with the idea if they did not use alot of DATA they would not be flagged and therefore get away with using something illegal running from their cellphone account....
I am not wanting to use things that are not legal just to save a couple of bucks or get away with something... Just not my nature...
After hearing all of this and with the thought in mind to be as legal as one can be I ended up going with the VERIZON MIFI plan and accomplished the same thing at a modest monthly cost which was a 3GB dataplan for $27 a month. I have been grandfathered using this plan ever since... I think the cheapest Verizon dataplan available now is a 5GB Dataplan for around $60 a month. The MIFI plan shows up on my cellphone account as another CELLPHONE with its own cell phone number assigned.
The VERIZON MIFI plan was just what we needed to have as it allows up to five devices to be connected to the internet at the same time. This does not interfere or require the use of our CELLPHONE to use the internet.
The 3GB dataplan works very well for us for all of the things we want to do with checking emails, paying bills on-line and some surfing the internet. The MIFI plan coupled with the WILSON Cradle as a docking station gives us a nice secured WIFI HOTSPOT signal around our RV Setup just about anywhere we go in the US. If more serious down-streaming of data for movies and HDTV signals is desired etc we would upgrade to the Millenicom 20GB dataplan for around $70 a month which uses the Verizon network.
At home the MIFI plan is a great PLAN B for when the cellphone service has been disrupted for some reason. Logs right into the internet and continues to work for you...
This was a few years back so I don't know if it is legal to use PDANET application now or not. I suspect it still remains NOT LEGAL to use on the Verizon network Cellphones.
Just my thoughts
Roy Ken
Further research I found alot of folks are using the PDANET application but seemingly at their own risk. Most folks went with the idea if they did not use alot of DATA they would not be flagged and therefore get away with using something illegal running from their cellphone account....
I am not wanting to use things that are not legal just to save a couple of bucks or get away with something... Just not my nature...
After hearing all of this and with the thought in mind to be as legal as one can be I ended up going with the VERIZON MIFI plan and accomplished the same thing at a modest monthly cost which was a 3GB dataplan for $27 a month. I have been grandfathered using this plan ever since... I think the cheapest Verizon dataplan available now is a 5GB Dataplan for around $60 a month. The MIFI plan shows up on my cellphone account as another CELLPHONE with its own cell phone number assigned.
The VERIZON MIFI plan was just what we needed to have as it allows up to five devices to be connected to the internet at the same time. This does not interfere or require the use of our CELLPHONE to use the internet.
The 3GB dataplan works very well for us for all of the things we want to do with checking emails, paying bills on-line and some surfing the internet. The MIFI plan coupled with the WILSON Cradle as a docking station gives us a nice secured WIFI HOTSPOT signal around our RV Setup just about anywhere we go in the US. If more serious down-streaming of data for movies and HDTV signals is desired etc we would upgrade to the Millenicom 20GB dataplan for around $70 a month which uses the Verizon network.
At home the MIFI plan is a great PLAN B for when the cellphone service has been disrupted for some reason. Logs right into the internet and continues to work for you...
This was a few years back so I don't know if it is legal to use PDANET application now or not. I suspect it still remains NOT LEGAL to use on the Verizon network Cellphones.
Just my thoughts
Roy Ken
