JIH
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Has anyone purchased the new offer from Verizon for a Palm Pixi or Palm Pre phone that will serve as mobile hot spot. With a 2 yr plan, the Pixi is free the Pre $50. They say choose your voice plan, the normal smartphone $30 unlimited data fee and the broadband hot spot is "free". Hotspot built into phone. Sounds too good to be true. "No connection to Verizon"
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targaboat
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What does it mean, no connection to Verizon?
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hershey
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Give more information: I just check the Verizon url and it says nothing about free data. They want the normal $30.00.
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I purchased a Palm Pre off of eBay and transferred it in place of my BB. The hotspot feature is no extra cost. Works well. The offer has been available for a few months now.
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JIH
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Quote:Give more information: I just check the Verizon url and it says nothing about free data. They want the normal $30.00.
You pay the normal data fee, the phone just works as a wifi hotspot for connecting with a laptop. No limits on connection downloads
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JIH
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Quote:I purchased a Palm Pre off of eBay and transferred it in place of my BB. The hotspot feature is no extra cost. Works well. The offer has been available for a few months now.
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Thanks. They say works at about DSL 1.5mb speed. Is that what you have found??
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JIH
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Quote:What does it mean, no connection to Verizon?
Just a too short disclaimer of my connection with Verizon.
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Have a Pre and the mobile hotspot works well. There are other phones that can be run the same way with additional software. Like the Droid.
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LittleBill
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do a search for speakers being blown on the pre. personally wouldn't touch one. my friend has gone through 3 phones with the same issue
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HobbyTalk
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The speed of the downloads has nothing to do with the "hotspot" feature. I find in a good signal area I can get close to 1.5mb speed down.
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