[olug] [OT] Verizon data plans...

[Dave Rowe]

I also have a DroidX - do you mean you want to activate the WiFi
Hotspot, and have the phones WiFi connect to itself?  That seems,
different - but I imagine it wouldn't be possible since it'd be using
the same WiFi radio?  Maybe I'm misunderstanding.

Another option, is using Cyanogenmod, or an alternate ROM.  It really
isn't scary and if you're rooted already any warranty is technically
voided.  I'm currently on the LibertyRom which has menu access for
activating itself as a Wifi Hotspot.

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
> Does anyone know if I activate the "WiFi HotSpot" feature through Verizon,
> can I setup the phone to use it's own hotspot to surf rather than using 3G
> directly?  Or is that not possible to be it's own hotspot?  (I'm thinking
> not, but maybe there's an app to fix that).
>
> For what it's worth, I have a DroidX (rooted), but all of the HotSpot apps
> I've found get pulled into the Verizon page and don't work.  And I'm really
> tired of the "Phone Data != Corporate Data != HotSpot Data" mentality...
>
> I'm less than a year into my contract, so switching carriers isn't an
> option.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Dan
>
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