Re:The $24B Data Business That Telcos Don't Want to Talk About
by simcop2387 on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @02:31AM
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Android tablet with no baseband, e.g. a Nexus 9 for example.
Freedom pop sells such a device
permissions: Android Marshmallow has this bog standard, no root needed, so might have to watch to make sure it's available on whatever device you choose.
voip: google voice/hangouts can make this possible, also skype, hangouts, and a number of others.
VPN: basically anything android compatible.
It's not a terribly convenient thing to initially setup but it's not difficult either anymore, I actually did this for a few months when I broke my phone and just decided to go all IP instead of buying a new phone (had the tablet, and the hotspot device, previous phone didn't have data). It worked well enough in the Los Angeles area, but outside a city it was basically non-functional.
The other points about 911 and such are bigger issues than this.
permissions: Android Marshmallow has this bog standard, no root needed, so might have to watch to make sure it's available on whatever device you choose.
voip: google voice/hangouts can make this possible, also skype, hangouts, and a number of others.
VPN: basically anything android compatible.
It's not a terribly convenient thing to initially setup but it's not difficult either anymore, I actually did this for a few months when I broke my phone and just decided to go all IP instead of buying a new phone (had the tablet, and the hotspot device, previous phone didn't have data). It worked well enough in the Los Angeles area, but outside a city it was basically non-functional.
The other points about 911 and such are bigger issues than this.