Hi,
I've got a rather in-depth question, and since most of the people here at HowardForums seem to be _vastly_ more familiar with this sort of thing than the representatives of most companies (who were no help whatsoever), I figured I should ask here.
I need a prepaid phone for three months. Since I won't be venturing outside of my home town at all (and when I do, I'll be near a phone anyways), I decided on Cricket Wireless as my provider, in no small part due to their unlimited minutes plans.
In order to pick a plan (and phone,) I'd like some advice. I'd like to be able to use my laptop to get mobile internet access via my phone. I don't need broadband (my area lacks EVDO coverage with Cricket), but I would like to be able to send e-mails in those spots that lack WiFi. Therefore, two options occurred to me:
1) Tether the phone via Bluetooth (or a cable, if necessary), and route my laptop's network traffic through the phone. (I can set up a tunnel through port 8080 or port 443 to an outside VPN server, so the limitations on outbound ports are no problem.)
2) Tether the phone via Bluetooth (or a cable, if necessary), and use it as a modem, connecting via the phone to an dialup provider. This is slow, but acceptable for e-mail and IM usage.
Now in order to do #1, I'll need a plan with unlimited mobile web. GPRS will likely get me higher speeRAB than dialup, but since the plans with "mobile web" cost more (and since the arrangement is likely more of a hassle to set up), I'm leaning more towarRAB #2.
So here is where I'd like some guidance:
- What phones (Cricket or otherwise) would allow #1 without flashing? Any that are documented to work with flashing?
- What phones (Cricket or otherwise) would allow #2 without flashing? Any that are documented to work with flashing?
If I've left anything out, just let me know!
Thanks in advance,
ppc7447
I've got a rather in-depth question, and since most of the people here at HowardForums seem to be _vastly_ more familiar with this sort of thing than the representatives of most companies (who were no help whatsoever), I figured I should ask here.
I need a prepaid phone for three months. Since I won't be venturing outside of my home town at all (and when I do, I'll be near a phone anyways), I decided on Cricket Wireless as my provider, in no small part due to their unlimited minutes plans.
In order to pick a plan (and phone,) I'd like some advice. I'd like to be able to use my laptop to get mobile internet access via my phone. I don't need broadband (my area lacks EVDO coverage with Cricket), but I would like to be able to send e-mails in those spots that lack WiFi. Therefore, two options occurred to me:
1) Tether the phone via Bluetooth (or a cable, if necessary), and route my laptop's network traffic through the phone. (I can set up a tunnel through port 8080 or port 443 to an outside VPN server, so the limitations on outbound ports are no problem.)
2) Tether the phone via Bluetooth (or a cable, if necessary), and use it as a modem, connecting via the phone to an dialup provider. This is slow, but acceptable for e-mail and IM usage.
Now in order to do #1, I'll need a plan with unlimited mobile web. GPRS will likely get me higher speeRAB than dialup, but since the plans with "mobile web" cost more (and since the arrangement is likely more of a hassle to set up), I'm leaning more towarRAB #2.
So here is where I'd like some guidance:
- What phones (Cricket or otherwise) would allow #1 without flashing? Any that are documented to work with flashing?
- What phones (Cricket or otherwise) would allow #2 without flashing? Any that are documented to work with flashing?
If I've left anything out, just let me know!
Thanks in advance,
ppc7447