<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>ok. Now I checked the specs on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. It has no cell radio chip. It has wifi, and bluetooth, and GPS. </div><div><br></div><div>So, there is no place to stick a SIM card, because there is no radio.</div><div><br></div><div>So, sitting out in the middle of the park, there is nothing that will give it any kind of data connection, short of a WIFI hotspot. So I don't see how FreedomPop is of any use. </div><div><br></div><div>You may have a tablet with a cell radio chip. </div>
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Subject: Re: [ale] somewhat OT - FreedomPop plan<br>
From: Mark Ulmer <<a href="mailto:mark@markulmer.com">mark@markulmer.com</a>><br>
Date: Fri, March 10, 2017 2:36 pm<br>
To: <a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a><br>
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I mainly want the data so that I be connected when away from my home<br>
wifi. There is software magic of sort... you must install the<br>
FreedomPop app for voice calls. They are an all VoIP provider. So yes<br>
my tablet can be my phone.<br>
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Here is a better description:<br>
<a href="https://gigaom.com/2013/10/22/how-freedompop-is-separating-voice-from-data-on-its-new-voip-phone-service">https://gigaom.com/2013/10/22/how-freedompop-is-separating-voice-from-data-on-its-new-voip-phone-service</a>/<br>
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On 3/10/2017 12:21 PM, H P Ladds wrote:<br>
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> <br>
> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Mark Ulmer <<a href="mailto:mark@markulmer.com">mark@markulmer.com</a><br>
> <<a href="mailto:mark@markulmer.com">mailto:mark@markulmer.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
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> <br>
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> <a href="http://fpop.co/jp1f">http://fpop.co/jp1f</a><br>
> <br>
> I've already ordered 2. I got one for my android tablet and going to try<br>
> second in my old 3G iPad. Plan to order more if my laptops have SIM<br>
> slots.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> This makes me brain hurt a bit. Is there some software magic that turns<br>
> tablets and computers into virtual phones? Or are you using these as<br>
> data only devices?<br>
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