Advantage of unlocked Nexus from Google?

[hapeeusa]

I am currently on T-mob with an unlimited data plan (2Gb speed cap)

can an unlocked Galaxy Nexus from the play store make a hotspot without the $15/month T-mobile hotspot plan?

It's inherently a hardware capability.?

 

[font1975]

I am currently on T-mob with an unlimited data plan (2Gb speed cap)

can an unlocked Galaxy Nexus from the play store make a hotspot without the $15/month T-mobile hotspot plan?

It's inherently a hardware capability.?

Yes the hotspot works

 

[myrcgarage]

Yes the hotspot works

Do you need to root? Or it works out of the box?

 

[font1975]

Do you need to root? Or it works out of the box?

It"s part of Android, no root needed. Just enable it. ( And change the key )