[ale] OT: Verizon Mifi

[Randy Pettyjohn]

if you have the option to use the palm's hotspot feature that definetly is
the way to go with the current promo on Verizon.

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Jeremy T. Bouse <
jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net> wrote:

>        I looked at the MiFi but then just opted to upgrade my Palm Centro
> for
> the Palm Pre Plus... We got 2 Palm Pre Plus phones for $50 and since
> April 1st the 3G Mobile Hotspot feature is free so you only pay the
> $29.95 smartphone data plan that you have to get anyway. Can connect up
> to 5 devices to it just like the MiFi. I don't know about the MiFi but
> the Pre Plus does WPA as well as WEP.
>
> On 05/11/2010 04:49 PM, Alan Dobkin wrote:
> > I just picked up one of these at Fry's last night.  It was the last one
> they had in stock.  They apparently have been running a special on them
> recently for only $69 and $49/month for the 5 GB service plan with no
> contract.  I am still waiting for it to be activated, but this seems like a
> great deal for anyone else who might be interested.  Here are the pertinent
> links:
> >
> > http://www.Frys.com/isp/
> >
> > http://www.Frys.com/isp/MobileBroadband.html
> >
> >
> http://www.PhoneNews.com/frys-electronics-is-selling-verizon-mifi-for-70-sans-contract-11179/
> >
> > http://www.FatWallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1004482/
> >
> > My only concern is the comment about "it may lack roaming".  Does anyone
> have any experience with this setup?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Alan
> >
> > On May 5, 2010, at 12:11 PM, Chris Fowler wrote:
> >
> >> I will report back in a week or more.  I picked up a mifi today.
> >>
> >> On Wed, 2010-05-05 at 08:04 -0400, Chris Fowler wrote:
> >>> I think it meets all of my requirements.
> >>>
> >>> 1) OS Independent
> >>> 2) Shareable
> >>> 3) Loanable  (5 of us can take turns taking it on trips)
> >>>
> >>> I'm going to ride to Dayton next week from Atlanta so one goal is to
> >>> have a broad band connection all the way up.  Speed is not a real
> >>> concern but latency is. I'll use SSH and latency using SSh can be a
> real
> >>> pain.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, 2010-05-04 at 15:43 -0400, Jerald Sheets wrote:
> >>>> The guys on TWiT say it's great.  I have no personal experience in the
> >>>> matter, though.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> http://twit.tv
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ---
> >>>> Jerald M. Sheets jr.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Chris Fowler
> >>>> <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
> >>>>        Anyone here have a mifi and can comment on how well it works?
> >>>>         I'm
> >>>>        looking for 3G and EVDO (when no 3G is available) connectivity
> >>>>        while
> >>>>        traveling.
> >
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