So, can I bypass the carriers all together with the Nexus One?

[agkm800]

MIFI (Verizon or Sprint) + Google Nexus One + Google Voice

Will this combination work to bypass the carriers all together? (Yes, you'd still need a carrier for your MIFI.)

If this will work, I will seriously consider this combination because I already want a MIFI for my laptop anyway.

 

[miles01110]

Will this combination work to bypass the carriers all together? (Yes, you'd still need a carrier for your MIFI.)

...doesn't this answer your question?

 

[agkm800]

...doesn't this answer your question?

Is it hard to understand what I meant?

 

[jknight8907]

There's not much info I can find along these lines but it seems the Nexus One will require a sim card.

 

[ntrigue]

Please keep us updated. I love the concept of a VOIP mobile phone.

You're asking whether or not the One can be used without SIM?

 

[wywern209]

i am pretty sure it won't work without a sim card. You could just get it off contract for full price if you want freedom of carriers but as far as i know, t-mobile is the only compatible carrier in the US, so it is pretty stupid to pay full price for it instead of the contract as t-mobile is the only carrier u can use it with.

 

[ntrigue]

i am pretty sure it won't work without a sim card. You could just get it off contract for full price if you want freedom of carriers but as far as i know, t-mobile is the only compatible carrier in the US, so it is pretty stupid to pay full price for it instead of the contract as t-mobile is the only carrier u can use it with.

Or you can insert an AT&T SIM Pay-as-you-Go but won't have access to 3G. I can't see any reason you could not just purchase some minutes every 90 days and otherwise use MiFi.

 

[xraydoc]

Google Voice is not VoIP.
It will route calls to/from a mobile phone #, but it still uses the carriers voice channels for calls.
You could use Skype this way, but Google Voice isn't VoIP.