Is the wifi hotspot feature baked into the OS, can it be used with any carrier regardless of what type of data plan you have? I know this feature was advertised for the CDMA version, and I seem to remember they were letting you use this feature without a tethering plan, but I am having trouble location info on the GSM wifi tethering options. Thinking about picking up an unlocked one for $59 and was hoping to use this as my overseas phone and tether my devices to it, rather than using a rented...

I'm going abroad soon and I'm in the market for an inexpensive unlocked phone to take with me. I can get this phone from Amazon for about $93, which seems incredibly cheap for an new, unlocked, contract-free, semi-modern smartphone. Reviews seemed pretty favorable (for the price), but it seems like a dead-end device in a lot of ways. Is there some life left in it? Does it even matter at this price?

I've just finished reading the Ars Technica review of the HP Veer, the fourth review I've read (along with the engadget.com, precentral.net, and thisismynext.com reviews). Each reviewer, and countless commenters, keep claiming that the Veer is not a phone for a power user. I'd just like to get some opinions on what exactly a power user is, and why this perception exists. For the record, using my own definition, I consider myself a power user; more so than anyone else I personally know, and I use... Read more →

I want to use it mostly as a messaging featurephone, and I want to try to put together an application or two on it. I'm mostly worried about responsiveness and battery life.

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