Originally Posted by
LibertyPilot
Most smartphones are capable of creating its own wifi hotspot depending on your data plan. You can create the hotspot and create a security code to keep others off your data. I know with AT&T you need the 10GB data plan in order to have the hotspot. I use it all the time with my ipad to download Tripsheets, flightplans, weather, etc.
Verizon Hot Spot is included in any data plan. At the gate I fire up the hot spot and download the flight plan and route extract from Icrew Mobile. Works great. Save a copy of the rotation to your desktop and you have instant access to your current rotation on the tablet as well.
I know it's my own data. Reminds me of 2001 when nobody would make calls because you didn't want to use up some of your 250 digital minutes for work. Wont be many years until data is as cheap as minutes are now. I remember paying $30 a month for a 30 minute digital plan on the first Motorola digital Star-Tac. That was in 1998.