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Are there any that can act as dumbphones and hotspots for my tablet or laptop?

by fooker 8y ago

lemming 8y ago
If you want to go fancy, the Punkt MP02 should do that at some point soon: https://www.punkt.ch/en/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/ https://www.punkt.ch/en/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/
- DyslexicAtheist 8y ago
  $229,-- for the MP01 version that is 2G only is an outrage. nice design & great marketing though.
  - Shengbo 8y ago
    I feel like there might be some room for sensible startups in the minimal dumbphone segment if things like "less pixels", "no features" and "makes phone calls" are actual selling points now and they can price the thing at $200+.
mial 8y ago
The new Nokia 8110 4G can.
rhaps0dy 8y ago
The Nokia 8110 4g, which is still not out, should do that. It's a little bit expensive though...
- mapleoin 8y ago
  > The unique shape also means you can spin the phone in ways you never imagined. [1] Amazing marketing! [1] https://www.nokia.com/en_gb/phones/nokia-8110-4g https://www.nokia.com/en_gb/phones/nokia-8110-4g
- masklinn 8y ago
  It's been out since early-mid July, in Europe at least: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-16ARGB01A03-Mobile-Phone-Black/dp/B07CNXF98X/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-16ARGB01A03-Mobile-Phone-Blac...
craigsmansion 8y ago
Depending on your definition of "hotspot", most of them can. Provided the phone has bluetooth, you can address it from your laptop as a data-modem through pppd. The cons are the setup, which may or may no be canceled out by the geek-cred from having AT modem commands whiz by. The pro is the usually longer battery life of a dumb phone which means you can be fully online, anywhere, for the duration of your laptop battery.
eddiecalzone 8y ago
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/25/17044634/nokia-8110-matrix-banana-phone-mwc-2018 https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/25/17044634/nokia-8110-matri... And it plays Snake.
Marsymars 8y ago
The Kyocera DuraXE is LTE-capable and can broadcast a wifi hotspot.
n2dasun 8y ago
Sonim XP5, for AT&T or Verizon https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/07/sonim-xp5-verizons-4g-lte-equipped-rugged-basic-phone.html https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/07/sonim-xp5-verizons-...

Are there any that can act as dumbphones and hotspots for my tablet or laptop?

by fooker 8y ago

Are there any that can act as dumbphones and hotspots for my tablet or laptop?

If you want to go fancy, the Punkt MP02 should do that at some point soon: https://www.punkt.ch/en/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/ https://www.punkt.ch/en/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/

DyslexicAtheist 8y ago
$229,-- for the MP01 version that is 2G only is an outrage. nice design & great marketing though.
- Shengbo 8y ago
  I feel like there might be some room for sensible startups in the minimal dumbphone segment if things like "less pixels", "no features" and "makes phone calls" are actual selling points now and they can price the thing at $200+.

mial 8y ago

The new Nokia 8110 4G can.

rhaps0dy 8y ago

The Nokia 8110 4g, which is still not out, should do that. It's a little bit expensive though...

mapleoin 8y ago
> The unique shape also means you can spin the phone in ways you never imagined. [1] Amazing marketing! [1] https://www.nokia.com/en_gb/phones/nokia-8110-4g https://www.nokia.com/en_gb/phones/nokia-8110-4g
masklinn 8y ago
It's been out since early-mid July, in Europe at least: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-16ARGB01A03-Mobile-Phone-Black/dp/B07CNXF98X/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-16ARGB01A03-Mobile-Phone-Blac...

craigsmansion 8y ago

Depending on your definition of "hotspot", most of them can. Provided the phone has bluetooth, you can address it from your laptop as a data-modem through pppd. The cons are the setup, which may or may no be canceled out by the geek-cred from having AT modem commands whiz by. The pro is the usually longer battery life of a dumb phone which means you can be fully online, anywhere, for the duration of your laptop battery.

eddiecalzone 8y ago

https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/25/17044634/nokia-8110-matrix-banana-phone-mwc-2018 https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/25/17044634/nokia-8110-matri... And it plays Snake.

Marsymars 8y ago

The Kyocera DuraXE is LTE-capable and can broadcast a wifi hotspot.

n2dasun 8y ago

Sonim XP5, for AT&T or Verizon https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/07/sonim-xp5-verizons-4g-lte-equipped-rugged-basic-phone.html https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/07/sonim-xp5-verizons-...