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ngrant · 08-29-2010, 06:07 AM

I see the OP is in Sweden so I can't speak to that location; but in the USA, Verizon offers for "free" the mobile hotspot feature on the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi phones. This feature creates an infrastructure mode wifi network which can be open or secured with a password. I have the Plus and it works great. There is a 5GB per month cap; not an issue for transferring ebooks which are small files, or occasional browsing.

Other smartphones do have the mobile hotspot feature (I cannot say offhand which models) but it costs an additional $20 - $30 per month. Verizon has the "free" offer (probably for a limited time, we don't know for sure) to help move the Palm phones.

08-29-2010, 06:07 AM	#10
ngrant Gadget Lover Posts: 528 Karma: 5063196 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MS, USA Device: Oasis 2, Mobiscribe Origin, Fire HD tablets	In USA, Palm Pre Plus or Pixi on Verizon I see the OP is in Sweden so I can't speak to that location; but in the USA, Verizon offers for "free" the mobile hotspot feature on the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi phones. This feature creates an infrastructure mode wifi network which can be open or secured with a password. I have the Plus and it works great. There is a 5GB per month cap; not an issue for transferring ebooks which are small files, or occasional browsing. Other smartphones do have the mobile hotspot feature (I cannot say offhand which models) but it costs an additional $20 - $30 per month. Verizon has the "free" offer (probably for a limited time, we don't know for sure) to help move the Palm phones.