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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1775 wrote:skipnchar wrote:
T Mobile offers this service as WELL as WIFI calling at no additional charge. You simply turn on the mobile hot spot service and the device you're wanting to use with the phone scans for available WIFI and you just sign on with your password. With WIFI calling, you just turn on WIFI and select allow WIFI calling and with some phones also select WIFI as the default calling method.
That very much depends on your TMobile Plan. I do not get free Wifi calling - it uses my minutes and I am not on an unlimited minutes plan - and if I tether through TMobile they want $15 a month.
The latest T-Mobile plans include tethering, no charge, regardless of how many gigabytes you signed up for. We do not have an annual contract. It's cheaper to go no contract. Contract plan, you're paying for a new phone even if you don't upgrade. No contract, you pay for the phone when you upgrade. I ran all the numbers, no contract is cheaper even when you do upgrade your phone.
Wifi calling was always free for us, when we had a contract and now with no contract. We've never had unlimited minutes. Don't see how they can charge you for not using their networks. Not sure how they could even tell when you're Wifi calling since you're disconnected from their network when Wifi calling is on.
