Using smart phone as a hot spot

camper_ron wrote:
Anyway thank you all for the help, so I think I will actually get a 2 year plan and pay the $199 for the galaxy s7 then use it as a hot spot.

Don't let your objective of getting a wi-fi hotspot overshadow the options available to you in getting a phone (see my earlier post about my Nexus 5).

I found buying a phone outright was cheaper than the Verizon 2-year contract plus up front cost of a phone. Plus I am not now connected at the hip to Verizon for two years even though I still use their cell network. And I like the Lexus phone better than my Samsung.