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  • Location: Astoria, Queens, NY, USA
  • Cost: $25 per month
Tether Service Threw Virgin Mobile for 25.00 a month.
Slow at times, NOT recommended for regular use. ROOTED PHONE!
This is a great backup option if you need internet where you have none. Virgin Mobile.
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I am using the LG Optimus V(virgin mobile) Android phone. I pay 25.00 a month for unlimited texting, internet, and 350 talk minutes. Virgin Mobile uses sprints 3g network. I have the phone Tethered to my Netbook. I have considered Sprints 4g Clear network but found it to be to expensive and not worth the amount if I am unable to download torrents without issue. I have also looked into Verizon 4g lte network and found it too expensive for what is offered. Regardless these other options I believe this is simply great feature.

On the phone I have speed test records up to 3.20 Mbps download and 0.82 Mbps upload depending on the tower/area I am on.

I do recommend you only use this tether feature if you simply need basic internet use and are not downloading anything, JUST IN CASE. I do not like to abuse/raise flags to the feature while it is available. This feature is not NATIVE to the Virgin Mobile model of the phone so you must download an app to enable the wifi Hotspot/tethering. I use superbox, simply install --->Open --> under battery saver open settings ---> then turn on wifi hotspot, -->configure and wallla you are set free.

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ArizonaSteve
join:2004-01-31
Apache Junction, AZ

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ArizonaSteve

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Sprint is not the same as Virgin Mobile

You seem to be confusing Virgin Mobile with Sprint. They are 2 different services even though VMo uses the Sprint PCS network. Also, you can't get speeds of 3.2Mb. The phone connects at 3.2 Mb but actual speeds can only be about half that at best or about 1.6Mb at the highest and a lot slower if the tower is busy. Here the speed has dropped to below 56k dial-up speeds and it's mostly useless for anything at all. I don't recommend anyone get VMo unless they try it first to make sure it even works in their area and even then it probably won't last.

lighthouseJ
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join:2005-05-02
Golden, CO

lighthouseJ

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Re: Sprint is not the same as Virgin Mobile

simply wrote the report with the site using the service based on the ip connection, this was done while I was Tethered to the phone. I am fully aware of WHO i pay the bill to (Virgin Mobile).