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I'm new to CDMA/EVDO carriers, so I'd appreciate if you could answer some questions with regarding to the technology, Verizon and Droid Incredible itself.
A little bit of a background here. I'm using Nexus One on T-Mobile. Coverage in Chicago has been o.k., but Nexus One itself has reception problem which Google seems to have stopped working on it. I'm planning to get a Mifi from Verizon soon as I need internet connection when I start to travel more.
But I have other idea, getting Droid Incredible, and drop T-Mobile. Tether it with my laptop while I'm on the go.
1:Would it be possible to use data & voice at the same time?
2:I'm planning to get PdaNet or some other app to tether it with my laptop. Should I worry about extra charge from Verizon?
3:What's the difference between corporate (44.99) and smartphone (29.99) data plan? I just need to reach IMAPS,HTTP,HTTPS, and PPTP(GRE) servers. Does Verizon block these on $29.99 plan? (Verizon sales are clueless. They just said $44.99 for business "like big business", and $29.99 is for personal use.
4:Rooting this phone. I assume that it's just the matter of time before it's released. But will there be any problem with Verizon?
5:Given Verizon history about being anal about controlling their phones. Did they block features on previous android handsets in the past? (i.e. no file xfer via BT, pics can only be sent via MMS, etc. etc.)
TIA for your answers. Given Verizon reputation of nickel & dime customers, I'm a little hesitated to switch to Verizon. But for now, it seems to make economical sense to do so, so I just wanted to make sure I understand what I'm signing up for.

1. should be able to afaik
2. you shouldnt need another app for that, youll pay extra through verizon to do it, or root the phone and you can do it without any extra charges
3. id go with the consumer pricing unless you find it isnt working for you, no sense on paying extra if it isnt needed
4. shouldnt be any problem with verizon and a rooted phone, ppl have been rooting droids and eris' since theyve been out
5. i doubt it, verizon cant control what happens to a rooted phone
some of your options may not be available until your phone is rooted, but it would definitely be worth the wait on such a sweet phone

invisiblek said:
1. should be able to afaik
2. you shouldnt need another app for that, youll pay extra through verizon to do it, or root the phone and you can do it without any extra charges
3. id go with the consumer pricing unless you find it isnt working for you, no sense on paying extra if it isnt needed
4. shouldnt be any problem with verizon and a rooted phone, ppl have been rooting droids and eris' since theyve been out
5. i doubt it, verizon cant control what happens to a rooted phone
some of your options may not be available until your phone is rooted, but it would definitely be worth the wait on such a sweet phone
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Actually you can't use voice and data at the same time on VZW, but how often do you really need to?

1. No
2. PDANet will work fine - or once rooted you might not even need that. It's against Verizon's TOS to tether, but as long as you don't abuse it they won't know.
3. Get the cheaper plan - the more expensive plan is just a way for them to milk corp customers. You can use Exchange/etc with the cheaper plan.
4. You should be able to root it no problem once the devs get on it.
5. I don't think so - that's in Verizon's past for Smartphones. Heck I had a Motorola Q years ago on Verizon and I could do whatever I pleased...even tethering with PDANet...

about high prices
Thats why im staying with my nexous one
my wife is with verizon and we got her phone today and its really nice i cant tell at all a difference between the nexous one and the droid but
there basically the same phones
the nexous one is faster but then again it rooted
but i only pay $80 month for unlimited and she is paying $129 for unlimited
i dont care what i paid for my nexous im off contract and dont have to pay 129 dollars a month

I'll hijack the thread for a little question I have and I don't want to open another thread for it.
Are you able to use the widgets that were introduced with the stock 2.1? For example that News & Weather widget or are they fully replaced / not integrated by HTC in the Sense UI?
If not, are you able to add them with apps or alternative OS versions through rooting?

Thanks for the answers guys.
@Zabil : Quite often (when I travel). This is quite an important issue if I am getting this phone as "phone + data card" combo to save $$$
@sn95chico : I've had some problem with incoming call being diverted to voice mail due to background data (GSM, not WCDMA) recently. Just in case you experience this problem, check this thread out : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6301190
I read somewhere that for CDMA/1x/EVDO, your phone will still ring when data transfer is in progress, it will only be interrupted once you hit the answer button. This is first and only technological edge that CDMA has over GSM network, IMO. I've always been a fan of GSM/WCDMA network. --- (WCDMA network supports concurrent voice/data. Too bad that there's no 100% WCDMA network in US)
Since concurrent data + voice is impossible, it doesn't make much sense for me to switch to this phone yet. I might just get Verizon or Sprint mifi and be done with it.

Two phones on one line?

I have a theory that we should only have to buy 1 data plan from our cell phone providers if we're only going to use 1 device at a time. What I mean is I would like to be able to have... let's say; a Samsung GalaxyS AND my HTC Evo on Sprint but only pay for 1 data plan with the idea that I can only use data on only one device at a time. I don't see how this can be a problem for anyone. If Sprint were able to make a "switch" on our Sprint accounts that would be pretty sweet.
But, since that does not exist, I would like to ask the community if there is another way around this? Is it possible to "Clone" my phone identifier information so I can fake the Sprint system in to seeing a tablet as my HTC Evo?
If not, can someone fill me in on the limitations?
Thanks!

ill tell you right now that creating clone phones in the us is illegal. personally i tried by changing an esn, no it doesnt work, theres a lot of data that needs to be changed and really just doesnt work. unfortunatley its just the way the american market works =\.
also xda frowns upon topics like this usually, theres a couple of other sites out there that can help you out though if your willing to try.

Why not just use the Evo as a wifi hotspot for the tablet via wifi tether?

there is not much of a market or desire to do what you are asking for legal or non-nefarious purposes, so sprint is not going to waste their time. *most* people don't carry around two phones unless they are required to due to work.

uclajw1 said:
Why not just use the Evo as a wifi hotspot for the tablet via wifi tether?
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I understand the hesitation on this. It just seems silly to me that I have to daisy chain devices.
I think Sprint would attract a huge part of the tablet market if they allowed us to hot swap data plans as needed. They can even create a new Group Plan that allows this feature.

Someone offering me an HTC one m8 to trade. Got a question

So this guy wants to give me his HTC one m8 for my nexus 5 and my nexus 7. I don't really mind trading both since I don't use the tablet much and I know that the HTC costs like $650 brand new. So, the guy says it's a t mo one (although unlocked), paid off, rooted, with s-off, and he's running cm11. I can check all that since im not new to rooting at all. My question is this: is there a RELIABLE method for "unlimiting" my tethering. On my nexus, I have unlimited tethering thru t mo made possible simply by the ROMs I'm running. I know there is also a simple mod I can run on the nexus 5, using any ROM, that will also "unlimit" the tethering. The tethering serves as internet for my whole house (i also enabled it on my wife's s4) and it works better than comcast ever did. So I'm hoping that on the HTC one m8 there is either, a) a reality where practically all custom ROMs will enable the unlimited tethering, or b) there is a simple mod for any ROM that will do the trick.
Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.

Unlimited here, running Insertcoin.
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Verizon HTC One M9 and tethering with Unlimited Data

I am rather close to buying the HTC One M9 on Verizon, and most of my questions have been answered by research:
Can I unlock the boot loader? If I am S-off
Can I root the phone? If I am S-off
Can I S-off? Sunshine
So with the really hard stuff out of the way, I have an interesting question: Is anyone using Unlimited Data without a tethering package on one of these phones? I do have a copy of FoxFi, but I always get such terrible NAT issues with FoxFi. My current solution is a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Xposed framework and X-tether, but I doubt that setup would work on this phone. Does anyone here have a solid wifi tethering setup like this with the HTC One M9 and Unlimited data (I'd imagine carrier wouldn't matter? Not sure)?
These phones are currently floating for around $200 in decent condition, so I'd rather nab one of these then an a decent M8 $150 (that had no issues doing Unlimited tether out of box on Cyanogen when I installed it a year ago on my dad's phone and my sim card). Should I expect the same with the M9 and Cyanogen or another rom?

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TheXev said:
I am rather close to buying the HTC One M9 on Verizon, and most of my questions have been answered by research:
Can I unlock the boot loader? If I am S-off
Can I root the phone? If I am S-off
Can I S-off? Sunshine
So with the really hard stuff out of the way, I have an interesting question: Is anyone using Unlimited Data without a tethering package on one of these phones? I do have a copy of FoxFi, but I always get such terrible NAT issues with FoxFi. My current solution is a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Xposed framework and X-tether, but I doubt that setup would work on this phone. Does anyone here have a solid wifi tethering setup like this with the HTC One M9 and Unlimited data (I'd imagine carrier wouldn't matter? Not sure)?
These phones are currently floating for around $200 in decent condition, so I'd rather nab one of these then an a decent M8 $150 (that had no issues doing Unlimited tether out of box on Cyanogen when I installed it a year ago on my dad's phone and my sim card). Should I expect the same with the M9 and Cyanogen or another rom?
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Sorry for double post.
With root, unlimited tethering can be enabled very easily on stock ROM, or custom ones usually already have this enabled.
As for CyanogenMOD (some more info) - I think it's coming along but I don't use it so I'm not 100% up to date, but I do recall running it before switching to HTC 10 and it was fully working except double tap 2 wake device which wasn't too big deal for me.
With Android N around the corner and sunshine just cracking s-off for Verizon who knows if s-off will still be possible once unknowilling users who don't root update and then sell device. However this isn't going to be a problem for you as you are wanting to purchase soon, and Android N is a bit away.
$200 is real good price. I'd pay $240-260 for a mint w all the accessories, box, charger, cord, headphones, etc.
Best of luck!

Question regarding Verizon mobile tethering

Good afternoon XDA, long time lurker first time poster.
A bit of info regarding my situation.
I currently have a Verizon Note 8 purchased direct from samsung, and have a grandfathered unlimited data plan from maybe 7 years ago. My issue is that tethering is no longer possible for me, and i was advised that I need to change to a new unlimited plan from verizon. I have heard some things regarding switching to this new plan with regards to throttling speeds, etc.
I have heard that getting an unlocked phone resolves this problem however getting a new phone is not possible for me at the moment.
Also, a famous mobile tethering app also seems to not work anymore after Nougat update.
Can anyone advise on the best solution possible?

You can't add the hotspot through the my Verizon app? I can add and delete mine on the fly...

You should be able to u just have to pay the extra charge for tethering.... "don't" change your plan
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