Comments on: Review: Verizon MiFi 2200 – We love everything but the bill

By: manny

manny — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:13:24 +0000

Can anybody tell me how much is 5 gb?

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By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:50:04 +0000

If I recall the $60 a month for their 5G a month plan is the same across the board. Be it a regular air card or the add on you purchase to get tether your existing ev-do capable phone for internet access. I’m not saying that it’s a good price, just what they charge for all of their devices, to my knowledge anyway.

Sounds like if you’re already using VZW for your mobile wireless, and you need to purchase a new aircard anyway, this is the way to go.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:24:48 +0000

It is pretty handy. The service is a bit pricey, but not much more so than any other aircard.

The best feature is the range. I connected my iPod from well over 250 feet away with full signal strength. The connection seems to idle just a little too quickly for my preference, but I havent waded through all the menu settings to see if i can alter that yet.

All in all, a great device. It is amazingly small.

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Sat, 16 May 2009 21:03:20 +0000

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By: yu

yu — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:24:26 +0000

isn’t that very slow? I get 200-300kbps down and less for up from sprint modem. I’m about to change it to either att or verizon, and it could be verizon mifi unless att release a service making iphone work a wifi router.

By: take6

take6 — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:39:37 +0000

Greg,

Thanks for the information. ~4H sounds still great since I do not have to worry about battery life during the commuting. The router I use is so called Cutio(RS-LJ01) which is sold only in Japan (HSDPA) and runs only ~2H which is not sufficient. Even worse they do not offer the secondary battery right now for some reason. I will surely get this device once it gets availabe here in Japan. Take6

By: Jaggs

Jaggs — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:01:47 +0000

Too expensive. Here’s a better solution –

http://www.redferret.net/?p=14188

By: Michael Kimsal

Michael Kimsal — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:50:41 +0000

So you can get 5 gig for $50 or pay 300% more for a 100% increase? Am I reading that correctly? What in the world do these people think? It’s much cheaper just to get 2 devices, it seems. Perhaps they’d lock each payment account to only having one active device, though, to force you to the 10gig/$199 plan.

By: Jean Binkovitz

Jean Binkovitz — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:49:31 +0000

Cradlepoint and my Sprint USB offer similar features – without monthly usage limit, but, of course, I have to find a place to plug in the Cradlepoint device.

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By: writerkols

writerkols — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:39:15 +0000

@Andy: True. Everything about Verizon is good but only the price is pocket-pinching. The staff keep saying that more offers come in future. But nothing really seems to take shape.

Lets see how MiFi does in the market.

By: DS

DS — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:59:43 +0000

Is there any thing available for the iphone / ATT? E.g. 1) iphone app OR 2) a mobile router that would take my iphone sim card and allow me to reuse 3g connectivity?

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By: Greg Kumparak

Greg Kumparak — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:16:30 +0000

We pushed this thing to just under 4 hours before it gave out, and that was near continuous use. Battery is user swappable, and batteries can be swapped while it’s plugged into USB without the device powering off. Good for charging without losing connectivity.

Not sure where to buy the secondary batteries, however – I’ll ask Novatel.

By: sery

sery — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:55:53 +0000

That is a good gadget , if you come to Tradestead you will find more such wonderful powerful gadgets , just have a look , you will like it!

By: take6

take6 — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:43:44 +0000

What about the battery life ? I remember it lasts upto 4 hours according to press release and wonder if this is practical. Also, is battery removable ? It would be nice if replaceable for longer operation on travel.

By: Shoeb Ahmed

Shoeb Ahmed — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:00:15 +0000

It’s not even that big of a deal. Most “unlimited internet” packages are unlimited upto a point, meaning 5GB per month would be just fine.

Install a package called WMWiFiRouter on your Windows Mobile phone, and it instantly converts into a WiFi access point – much like the Verizon MiFi. It piggybacks over your data connection, which hopefully is unlimited.

I’ve been using this for about 5 months now, no hiccups. Guess how much I pay for the unlimited Internet? $15.

Only backdrop is to keep your cellphone on charge because WiFi sucks on your battery like no tomorrow.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:59:13 +0000

Man these little hotspots are awesome, wish they were available about a year ago though.

For my money I’d rather be on sprint’s network with this bad boy though:

http://www.intomobile.com/2009/05/13/sprint-grabs-novatel-mifi-2200-for-3g-hotspot-fun.html/comment-page-1/#comment-340125

By: Allie

Allie — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:53:30 +0000

I’d really love to use that considering I live in a rural area, but the monthly fee structuring is insane >_<

By: Peter Pham

Peter Pham — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:43:39 +0000

Yup, this is the device I have, the cradlepoint PHS300. it gives me the flexibility of using my usb evdo card, or creating a wifi point to share..

By: Paul Lopez

Paul Lopez — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:42:50 +0000

You get a few of these together close a single tower and you won’t get the bandwidth EvDO promises.