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Use iPhone 5 As Exclusive Internet Access?
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1795099" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>The quick answer is "yes, you can." But the better answer is "you may not want to." The iPhone certainly CAN serve as a hot spot, but I don't think any of the "unlimited" plans now offered are really unlimited. All of the carriers start to throttle speeds for the heaviest of users at some point. If you plan to ditch cable and stream TV/Movies/whatever, you could hit that threshold pretty quickly and find that the throttling causes lots of stops and starts in the video because of buffering. Also, I don't know about your location, but where I live the cell signal inside my home is pretty poor. In fact, I use Verizons WiFi calling to be able to get calls on my iPhone. So, while it is possible to use the iPhone for internet access, it may not be the better solution (and will have some serious down sides if you do). So, before you pull the trigger on that, you will need to check with Verizon on the pricing of unlimited service, make sure that unlimited is really unlimited (no throttling) and that your signal strength is sufficient to handle the workload. And maybe try to watch one movie to see if buffering kicks in. </p><p></p><p>Frankly, it might be better to see if there is an internet-only option from some vendor in your area. In my area, for example, Comcast does offer internet-only connectivity at various prices depending on the speed of the line. It's much less expensive than the full cable service.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1795099, member: 396914"] The quick answer is "yes, you can." But the better answer is "you may not want to." The iPhone certainly CAN serve as a hot spot, but I don't think any of the "unlimited" plans now offered are really unlimited. All of the carriers start to throttle speeds for the heaviest of users at some point. If you plan to ditch cable and stream TV/Movies/whatever, you could hit that threshold pretty quickly and find that the throttling causes lots of stops and starts in the video because of buffering. Also, I don't know about your location, but where I live the cell signal inside my home is pretty poor. In fact, I use Verizons WiFi calling to be able to get calls on my iPhone. So, while it is possible to use the iPhone for internet access, it may not be the better solution (and will have some serious down sides if you do). So, before you pull the trigger on that, you will need to check with Verizon on the pricing of unlimited service, make sure that unlimited is really unlimited (no throttling) and that your signal strength is sufficient to handle the workload. And maybe try to watch one movie to see if buffering kicks in. Frankly, it might be better to see if there is an internet-only option from some vendor in your area. In my area, for example, Comcast does offer internet-only connectivity at various prices depending on the speed of the line. It's much less expensive than the full cable service. [/QUOTE]
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