3G Mobile Hotspot

[Jacob Ferden]

I couldn't find anything pertaining to this, so please forgive me if this has been brought up before.

My LG Ally updated yesterday, and it has a new app on there called "3G Mobile Hotspot." It says it (supposedly) can send out a wifi signal, so you could use the 3G internet wirelessly on your laptop.

Does anyone on here know anything about this? Is this something that could be used while chasing on the cheap?

 

[Taylor Campbell]

I got the Samsung Fascinate back toward the holidays. The "3G Mobile Hotspot" app came pre-installed. To my understanding, if you activate this app not initially, but after following the prompts then you'll be charged $20 dollars a month. I'm not sure about your phone, but they've discovered ways to root my fascinate and several other phones. Basically, this allows you to connect your phone through the provided USB cable to the computer and use internet from the 3G interent source off your phone. Of course, there are the pros and cons. The "3G Mobile Hotspot" cost money, but can provide internet up to 5 devices. The service can also be activated or deactivated anytime. The rooting w/ a free downloadable app to allow for the processing doesn't cost money, but takes some time researching on how to complete and doing it yourself, and also only allows one connection.