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To: MrB

Can I get 4G with my TracFone? I think I know the answer.

Do I have to buy a smartphone and then sign a contract with a cell phone provider? And do I hook the phone up to the computer?

These may be stupid questions to you, but I honestly don’t know anything about these new-fangled phones. We have Trac-phones that cost $100/year, and they are off unless we want to make a call.


59 posted on 11/08/2012 5:14:20 AM PST by LSAggie
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To: LSAggie

The device isn’t really a “phone” at all.
It’s called a “hotspot”.

It connects to the cellular network and acts as a WiFi.
Then your computer can connect to it wirelessly.

If your computer doesn’t have WiFi ability, you can get a plugin USB WiFi antenna pretty cheap.

The problem may be that it is pretty pricey.
You might look into “net zero”.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=net+zero+hotspot


60 posted on 11/08/2012 5:27:47 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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