Do I need a wireless carrier??

[LoveJC03]

I will be getting the Acer A100 next month I've been viewing this form and I notice that Acer tablets are "wireless carrier back brand"..... does that mean I can't use it if I don't have Verizon or another carrier? I have Wifi at my house, but I don't have a wireless carrier.

 

[probbiethe1]

You can use it on wifi just fine. The carrier is if you want to use it on 4g or 3g

Sent from my Vizio Tab/ Universal Remote

 

[weezyrider]

The Acer 100 has a SIM card slot. It isn't operable, but I'll bet Acer is hedging its bets for either European use or a later edition with a network connection in the US. ATT seems to have the 10 inch and ATT is GSM so you would need a SIM card. I'm just as glad it doesn't have a carrier connection. There's less than half of the carrier bloatware installed. OTOH, you can only use a wifi connection and availability of service is unknown.
I went looking for accessories, and half the stuff I wanted was either Acer Europe, or AE.

 

[LoveJC03]

Okay that's great I'm glad I can use it with just wifi I've been so excited about getting it it would stink if I wasn't able to use it!

 

[jbenham]

Can you get 3G externally?

Sent from my Sony Tablet S using Android Tablet Forum

 

[weezyrider]

Maybe by tethering. You would have to check will your carrier.

I know I could hook up the Sony Clie by bluetooth to a phone and that was years ago.

 

[CanuckDroid]

I use my A100 with this when away from home:

Rogers launches the Sierra Wireless AirCard 754S LTE Mobile Hotspot | MobileSyrup.com

I pay $50 per month for 10Gigs of data and up to 5 devices can connect (at 4G speeds, or LTE as we call it in Canada) so my wife can use her ipad and my kids can use their iphones/itouches. It sure makes the long drives a lot easier!