baboonia

Hi, I want an Andriod device in my car just to run Torque.

I don't want to buy a cellphone plan from Virgin but need Bluetooth for the car interface and Wifi for updates etc.

Does anyone know if the Virgin Mobile Kyocera Rise (on sale at Target 12/26/12 for $29.95) can be used without a cellphone plan as a small Android device?

Will I need to root it?
If so, what is the easiest way to root the Rise?

jae_63

Check the torque forum for details, but nearly all the features should work without a data plan.

I see no reason that rooting should be necessary.

baboonia

$30 for a new brand new Android device sounds like a really good deal....is it a good deal or is it a crappy device that Target is just "blowing out" to get rid of them?

mikeca

I am using one that I won on wifi only right now. Everything seems to work that sjould without voice or data. Its a mice phone. Seems very qiick coming from optimus v. Lots of memory in comparison!

sneaky_1

It will work on WiFi only. Bluetooth will work fine, so torque will work. It is a sweet device for $29, won't find a better bang for the buck. You can even get wifi calling and texting with Google voice and grooveip ($5 from play store). Works for almost all android devices on WiFi.

Groove IP setup
http://www.techhive.com/article/246434/use_google_voice_for_android_to_slash_your_smartph one_bill.html

Last edited by sneaky_1; December 26th, 2012 at 11:23 AM.