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Just because he made a spelling mistake doesn't mean you need to discount the thread...
I got a good deal on a palm pro (850) and use wmwifirouter to tether it............... works great so far.
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So after finding this thread last week, I decided to give it a try. I did things a little differently, but got the same results. I got the HTC mogul for $15 from CL and then then I went to Boost Mobile.com to activate it (it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, but it was a process). This part cost me $10. My big hurdle was trying to get the htc wifirouter app to work on the mogul. I just couldn't do it. I decided to just go ahead and get wmwifirouter instead and now I've got a portable wifirouter! It's working great!! I'm on the free trial now, but I will probably buy it for $30 if it continues to work. So in total I will spend $55 (one time only) for the start up process of unlimited 3G tethering plus .35 cents per day for the data service. Thanks OP!
I didn't know you can active Sprint phones on Boost. Are there only certain HTC phones capable of doing this? I'm definitely interested.
novatel mifi
Oh you can buy a novatel mifi from here http://www.android2boost.com/#!store its a little expensive though
NOTE: its says 3g/4g but only 3g will work when its on boost
Oh you can buy a novatel mifi from here http://www.android2boost.com/#!store its a little expensive though
NOTE: its says 3g/4g but only 3g will work when its on boost
MiFi on Boost
I am intrigued by the novatel mifi approach. Do you have to convert it to Boost or will it work out of the box on Boost mobile? Does it have to be a Mifi from android2boost.com or will a Sprint 2200 Mifi work? Has anyone tried this?
TIA
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I am intrigued by the novatel mifi approach. Do you have to convert it to Boost or will it work out of the box on Boost mobile? Does it have to be a Mifi from android2boost.com or will a Sprint 2200 Mifi work? Has anyone tried this?
TIA
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Not that isn't a good deal, but for the hassle, I'll just pay the $20 bucks to ATT and have 4gigs of tethering on my iPhone, simply easily no work a rounds, no extra phone to charge and deal with.
I'd do that too but I currently have unlimited data on my iPhone. I'm not about to throw that away and pay 45 a month for 4 GBs when I can get unlimited from Boost (tethering) and AT&T (iPhone) for 40 a month. While it won't be as easy to setup, I feel like I'm coming ahead in the long run. It won't be that big of a hassle to have a second phone on hand for tethering.
If AT&T ever pulls unlimited data from me, tethering through AT&T will be the first thing I do. Until then, I won't be tethering w/ AT&T.
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_2_8 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8E401 Safari/6533.18.5)
Just wanted to add another confirmation that this works flawlessly on a treo pro. In my area I got about 1.5 down and .75 up which is about 50% better than my VZW iPhone.
Just wanted to add another confirmation that this works flawlessly on a treo pro. In my area I got about 1.5 down and .75 up which is about 50% better than my VZW iPhone.
Having a hard time finding that model anywhere. The 2200 is a 3G unit so that cannot be a 2200 if it has 4G.
i would assume that a sprint MIFI would be usable here...does anyone agree or disagree...if you disagree...why?
no the mifi or android phones have to be flashed already to boost. most sprint windows mobile phones can be flashed after you get them. Heres the mifi for a little cheaper $120 http://www.robostars.com/apps/webstore/products/show/2532534
How is the Robostars getting them onto Boost if they need flashed? I'm not seeing Mifis on Boost's website, so where are they getting the firmware to put on them? Also I'm seeing the Mifis going for like $40 with supposed clean ESNs on eBay right now, if the flashing software is out there online somewhere, I'd rather pocket the difference and do the flash myself.
Here is a verizon (Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200) for 35.00 shipped. Could it be used on the T-mobile service I could use it there for less than verizon. T-mobile payg can be had for 1.49/day unlimited data (throttled?) only on days you need it.
http://www.bedeals.com/index.php/midnight-deal
Not as good as 10.00 a month but I would rather use a mifi
http://www.bedeals.com/index.php/midnight-deal
Not as good as 10.00 a month but I would rather use a mifi
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No, it can't. Verizon = CDMA, T-Mobile = GSM. There are GSM MiFi units that may be able to be used, though.
I agree...I am not interested in a phone. Just need a hub.
I have looked but cannot find anything on flashing yet there are 2 places that appear to be able to do this.
Whats the smallest sprint phone I can use for this purpose. Again, I am not interested in the phone services just web.
I used to be with Sprint; the last phone I had was the Touch Diamond (HTC). It's about 4" tall, 2" wide & a half inch thick. And it's light; weight 4oz.
I was able to get the phone activated on boost. I don't know if it's the smallest phone but I like it. Works perfectly.
I was able to get the phone activated on boost. I don't know if it's the smallest phone but I like it. Works perfectly.