Mifi or such with PagePlus

Is anyone using a Mifi or similar hotspot with a Pageplus plan? I'd
like to get one if that'd work...

On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:57:47 -0800, Eric Weaver wrote:

> Is anyone using a Mifi or similar hotspot with a Pageplus plan? I'd
> like to get one if that'd work...

Interesting thought ... and what price plan to use for that?

Cheers, -- tlvp
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"tlvp" <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:57:47 -0800, Eric Weaver wrote:
>
>> Is anyone using a Mifi or similar hotspot with a Pageplus plan? I'd
>> like to get one if that'd work...
>
> Interesting thought ... and what price plan to use for that?

Not aware of any such animal for PP, although I'd be pleased if there were.

But, why bother? You can certainly make a smartphone perform that function,
and it'd probably be cheaper than purchasing a MiFi device. I use a Pixi --
not nearly as well-supported as the Android platform -- and yet "there's an
app for that." FreeTether for WebOS turns my cheep-O Pixi ($25!) into a
great hotspot.

But #2: I'm told that PP would frown on tethering it were noticed. They
don't sell MiFi devices, don't sanction their use, and don't have any kind
of data-only plan. When discussing tethering with Kitty of KittyWireless on
her forum, she as much as told me that PP would shut down my account it they
caught me tethering. YMMV...

At 22 Dec 2011 14:58:09 -0600 tycho wrote:
>
> "tlvp" <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote in message
> news:vw423e7yikpl.1ec0olbjjmv9x$.dlg@40tude.net...
> > On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:57:47 -0800, Eric Weaver wrote:
> >
> >> Is anyone using a Mifi or similar hotspot with a Pageplus plan? I'd
> >> like to get one if that'd work...
> >
> > Interesting thought ... and what price plan to use for that?
>
> Not aware of any such animal for PP, although I'd be pleased if there
were.
>
> But, why bother? You can certainly make a smartphone perform that
function,
> and it'd probably be cheaper than purchasing a MiFi device. I use a
Pixi --
> not nearly as well-supported as the Android platform -- and yet
"there's an
> app for that." FreeTether for WebOS turns my cheep-O Pixi ($25!) into
a
> great hotspot.
>
> But #2: I'm told that PP would frown on tethering it were noticed.
They
> don't sell MiFi devices, don't sanction their use, and don't have any
kind
> of data-only plan. When discussing tethering with Kitty of
KittyWireless on
> her forum, she as much as told me that PP would shut down my account it
they
> caught me tethering. YMMV...
>


I suspect Kitty is smoking catnip. PP has tiny data plans and charges
overage fees for excess data. Providers in those situations typically
allow tethering, since excessive data use generates profits. Providers
offering large buckets or unlimited data generally prohibit, or charge
extra for, tethering.

"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote in message
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> At 22 Dec 2011 14:58:09 -0600 tycho wrote:
>>
>> "tlvp" <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:vw423e7yikpl.1ec0olbjjmv9x$.dlg@40tude.net...
>> > On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:57:47 -0800, Eric Weaver wrote:
>> >
>> >> Is anyone using a Mifi or similar hotspot with a Pageplus plan? I'd
>> >> like to get one if that'd work...
>> >
>> > Interesting thought ... and what price plan to use for that?
>>
>> Not aware of any such animal for PP, although I'd be pleased if there
> were.
>>
>> But, why bother? You can certainly make a smartphone perform that
> function,
>> and it'd probably be cheaper than purchasing a MiFi device. I use a
> Pixi --
>> not nearly as well-supported as the Android platform -- and yet
> "there's an
>> app for that." FreeTether for WebOS turns my cheep-O Pixi ($25!) into
> a
>> great hotspot.
>>
>> But #2: I'm told that PP would frown on tethering it were noticed.
> They
>> don't sell MiFi devices, don't sanction their use, and don't have any
> kind
>> of data-only plan. When discussing tethering with Kitty of
> KittyWireless on
>> her forum, she as much as told me that PP would shut down my account it
> they
>> caught me tethering. YMMV...
>
> I suspect Kitty is smoking catnip. PP has tiny data plans and charges
> overage fees for excess data. Providers in those situations typically
> allow tethering, since excessive data use generates profits. Providers
> offering large buckets or unlimited data generally prohibit, or charge
> extra for, tethering.
>
Perhaps. I'd wondered why myself, if overage charges were high (or even
appropriate), PP would care about tethering. But from what I've read in the
forums over the past year I'm inclined to think that Kitty is reasonably
well plugged into PP, and may have heard the "no tethering" edict from some
PP muckety-muck. I can't imagine why she would make the statement if not
based on something. As a dealer, she certainly has no stake in the game.
It may be based on the arrangement between PP and VZW.

Me; I'd tether anyway and see. I don't use much data, but it is =very= nice
to use my Pixi as a MiFi and broadcast to my iPod Touch 4 (which is so much
better for web use)...

On 12/23/2011 06:14 AM, tycho wrote:
[...]
> Me; I'd tether anyway and see. I don't use much data, but it is =very= nice
> to use my Pixi as a MiFi and broadcast to my iPod Touch 4 (which is so much
> better for web use)...

Interesting.

I need to change phones since my LG ENV2 doesn't have the right setup
options.

I can't tell whether the Kyocera slider on their website supports
tethering. I like the concealed full-keyboard option just as my ENV2
has. Need something to handle on-call...

"Eric Weaver" <weav@sigma.net> wrote in message
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> On 12/23/2011 06:14 AM, tycho wrote:
> [...]
>> Me; I'd tether anyway and see. I don't use much data, but it is =very=
>> nice
>> to use my Pixi as a MiFi and broadcast to my iPod Touch 4 (which is so
>> much
>> better for web use)...
>
> Interesting.
>
> I need to change phones since my LG ENV2 doesn't have the right setup
> options.
>
> I can't tell whether the Kyocera slider on their website supports
> tethering. I like the concealed full-keyboard option just as my ENV2
> has. Need something to handle on-call...

What are the operating systems in question?

If you mean whether the Kyocera slider sold by PP supports tethering
(distribution of received 3G as WiFi), I don't know, but I doubt it.

My point is that if you have a phone that both works with PP (the Pixi in my
case, or probably any CDMA Android phone), you have an instant piece of MiFi
equipment after you locate and install the tethering app for the particular
OS in that phone. There are definitely Android tethering apps, and I even
found one for the WebOS on my Pixi. For grins I have tethered my iPod to my
Pixi. If I had a decent Android phone I wouldn't need to bother with this
particular Robe Goldberg scenario, but I often have both devices on trips,
and the iPod is hands down a better web-use device. So; why not?