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I just put it on my Pre Plus and it is indeed $0.]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/
@sawtx The app itself may be free, sure, but there is (possibly used to be) a monthly charge for using it.]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/I wonder why it says "$0/month" then?]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/This is truly huge. I think I will get a Pre plus now. although I should probably wait since by AT&T contract isn't up yet and with the hardware price reductions there will maybe be new hardware.]]>Apr 1st 2010 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Gosh darn it. The deciding factor in my not getting a Pre+ was the fact that the mobile hotspot cost like $40/month.]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/
It's only fair. Pre users need to be able to use it for something besides Apps, since there practically aren't any.]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/
If jealous girlfriend calls and wants to complain for 45 minutes about how you are ditching her for your friends, your frends still get to use the Pre's wifi while you wade through a shit storm right?
]]>Apr 1st 2010 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/You can only get it for free on Android because you are breaking the TOS to use it. Verizon has NO solution whatsoever for tethering on an Android device so your argument is invalid. The Pre solution may have costed money, but at least there was a legal solution.]]>Apr 1st 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/That's because we know better than to feed the troll...]]>Apr 1st 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/
root that mofo]]>Apr 1st 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/android-wifi-tether

look it up...]]>Apr 1st 2010 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://bit.ly/impression-web-os-view]]>Apr 2nd 2010 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 2nd 2010 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/joke is on you, bro. this is legit.]]>Apr 1st 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/you're welcome ;)]]>Apr 1st 2010 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/
Get a Palm and join the revolution!]]>Apr 1st 2010 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/
Such a price drop has got to indicate new hardware in the near future, right? RIGHT?



Please?]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/
I had the Pre when it came out - but after moving through 11 different phones which all failed for no apparent reason except that the hardware sucked - i made sprint give me a hero. android is ok...but i would love to back on WebOS for sure.]]>Apr 1st 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/
Now that is an excellent point. Hmm... if only I could think of a use for an iPad.]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/this would be good with WiFi anything]]>Apr 1st 2010 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/
glorified paper weight?]]>Jun 2nd 2010 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/
Er, correction... if Verizon is yanking our chain on this, we'll be putting tons and tons of smack down.]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/yeah, i highly doubt this is a joke. the last thing a company like verizon would want to do is piss off thousands of customers over an april fools joke. ]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Apr 1st 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/"-- try pricing a Pre Plus on Verizon's site and add the Mobile Hotspot feature at checkout."
-tried this, it's legit.]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/Hey Guys, I just logged onto Verizon... & added the 3G Mobile Hot Spot... cost $0.00!
This is the REAL deal guys!
AWESOME!]]>Apr 1st 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/At first glance I thought that picture from the beach was a girl....nice banana hammock...]]>Apr 1st 2010 3:46PM