Car Hotspot
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lvcjt702
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Verizon and Sprint are compatible as are Tmobile and at&t.
Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
In the US, Sprint, Verizon, and US Cellular use CDMA. AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM. Most of the rest of the world uses GSM. The global spread of GSM came about because in 1987, Europe mandated the technology by law, and because GSM comes from an industry consortium.
And since it is a AT&T Hotspot, you will not get Verizon to work on that hotspot.
And since it is a AT&T Hotspot, you will not get Verizon to work on that hotspot.
It's actually even more complicated, and unless you know the specific AT&T bands used, even if you manage to unlock it there's no guarantee it'll work stably even with Tmob... some bands overlap, others don't
But if it's GSM it won't work with CDMA
But if it's GSM it won't work with CDMA
doktoroktobor
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I get that you want to change the car's built-in hotspot to Verizon, and that doesn't seem like an easy task, so would you consider just getting a Verizon jetpack/mifi device? You can get them for $30, plug it into any of the many usb ports, and you're golden.
https://www.verizonwireless.com/internet-devices/verizon/
thanks all.
Ford, I called them, said, AT&T is exclusive (and Bell in CA). So no way.
A modem in the USB is not really golden. As, I assume, not using the external antenna on the roof. I can just use my mobile to tether....
(As I will be often in NM, and ATT is especially bad there, there is no way I pay their data package, even, if I pay for 2years in advance, and unlimited, the price is very reasonable, $480)
Ford, I called them, said, AT&T is exclusive (and Bell in CA). So no way.
A modem in the USB is not really golden. As, I assume, not using the external antenna on the roof. I can just use my mobile to tether....
(As I will be often in NM, and ATT is especially bad there, there is no way I pay their data package, even, if I pay for 2years in advance, and unlimited, the price is very reasonable, $480)
