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Can AT&T ipad 2 work with verizon cell phone as 3G mobile hotspot?

anmanwar

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I'm noticing I do get better coverage with my verizon 3G on my phone than I do with the AT& T 3G on my iPad 2 when out. I am not even close to using my data I purchased from AT& T so I'm thinking just using my phone as wifi catcher might work out better.....BUT does it matter if phone is Verizon & iPad 2 is AT&T? I bet it won't work?
 

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Should work just fine but

remember that Verizon's data throughput is about half as fast as AT&T's. Verizon beats AT&T for voice speed but way slower with data speed.

Let us know how it works for you.
 
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Called Verizon yesterday and if I turn the mobile hotspot feature on my phone it's a flat rate of $20/ month. I assume that's for unlimited data since my phone data plan is unlimited. However I had a hard time this month and only managed to use 390 out of the 2GB purchased on iPad. Not sure what I will do....don't want to keep purchasing too much data each month but the $14.99 plan through AT&T is only 200 so I would have to watch carefully so I wouldn't go over. I don't know.....at this time I am undecided.
 

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