At the Consumer Electronics Show, Verizon Wireless had announced two new mobile hotspots for its 4G LTE network to allow WiFi devices to connect to fast mobile broadband speeds. Both devices are named Jetpack, and one of them is made by Novatel in the form of the MiFi, which we had previewed earlier, and the [...]
The JetPack MiFi for Verizon was announced at CES 2012 this week, and I was able to stop by the Novatel booth to go hands on with the new 4G LTE hotspot. The Novatel JetPack MiFi 4620L has an OLED display that offers fast, and understandable, access to your signal strength, battery life and even shows you text messages sent [...]
Verizon Wireless is putting an end-of-life signal on several devices in its lineup, including some recently introduced 4G and 3G phones from 2011. On the list are the Motorola Droid 3–a handset with a slide-out keyboard that supports Verizon’s 3G signals in the U.S. and has world-phone radio on-board, the LG Revolution–a 4G LTE handset [...]
Today begins day three without my once trusty and dependable Charter Internet connection. When online, it’s fast, considering we live in a rural setting. Monday the sync light starting blinking at me, taunting me. A blinking sync light means your modem can’t get a connection to the service provider. What To Do If Internet Goes [...]
I bought an HTC Thunderbolt earlier this year for two reasons – I wanted to play with an Android phone and I liked the option of using it as a wireless hotspot with unlimited data, something that my older Novatel 2200 MiFi didn’t offer on the Verizon network. They only offer limited data contracts. Sure [...]
A new commercial for the Verizon 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot 4510L hit the airwaves and the company’s YouTube channel touting the benefits of a 4G hotspot for users. The updated MiFi will deliver both 4G and 3G connections to up to five devices through the Verizon network depending on your location. What you get is [...]
If you try to connect your Verizon MiFi, USB modem or other 3G and 4G access device to your Mac with OS X Lion on it, you’re in for disappointment. The VZAccess Manager is not compatible with OS X Lion, and Verizon has no firm date on when an update will be available. Thankfully, you can work [...]
It’s unclear if Verizon’s 4G LTE network is down, but at least in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, various 4G devices–MiFi mobile hotspot routers, a few 4G LTE Android smartphones, and a USB modem–refused to connect to Verizon’s 4G LTE network, indicating that there may be network issues at least in the San Francisco [...]
We have already reviewed AT&T and Novatel’s MiFi 2372 Mobile Hotspot device not once but twice in the past. However, when we reviewed it back then, it was missing a major feature, one that it acquired through a software update in April. That feature of course is DLNA media streaming and one that makes the [...]
We had a pretty severe storm blow through last night about an hour before our performance at Wayside Theatre. It knocked the power out for a few seconds and then it surged back on. We have a drill for this sort of thing when it happens about how we bring our systems back on line [...]
After having spent some time now since the release of the HTC Thunderbolt as my primary smartphone, I have greatly enjoyed my experience with the device despite major issues, like the noticeably short battery life. That said, there is one feature in particular that bugs me on the Thunderbolt, and that’s tethering via the Mobile [...]
It’s been a whirlwind week for smartphones and tablets. In case you missed the news and reviews, we have a collection of the hottest news of the week. We also have our top picks for notebook news and reviews to give you some afternoon reading. Smartphone and Tablet News for the week of May 6th The [...]
At first glance, the Verizon MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot router from Novatel bears a lot in common to the Sprint MiFi 3G/4G mobile hotspot, also made by Novatel, but under the hood, there are a few subtle differences. Both units promise to connect you to their respective carrier’s 3G or 4G networks where [...]
With the Sprint MiFi 3G/4G mobile hotspot from Novatel, gone are the days of searching out for free or paid hotspots at cafes and bookstores.Users of Sprint’s MiFi 3G/4G mobile hotspot can connect and share the same mobile broadband data access plan with up to 5 other devices over WiFi with speeds of between 3-6 [...]
The Associated Press has recently reported a number of cautionary, yet scary, incidents of homeowners being wrongfully accused of downloading child pornography. One New York resident, who had not set up a password on his router, woke up to federal agents raiding his home. Last year, a Florida man experienced a similar visit when someone [...]
The Scosche solBat II Solar Powered Backup Battery and Charger is an environmentally friendly solar powered battery that charges small devices with USB cables. It is a handy battery backup for those times when you need a little extra juice. It won’t charge everything. , but in a pinch it does provide an extra boost [...]
This past week was a big one, with iPhone tracking news and a collection of other big news. We’ve condensed the hottest topics in smartphones, tablets and notebooks into this post so you can get caught up before the weekend. Perhaps one of the biggest stories this week was the iPhone tracking story which our own Warner Crocker [...]
Verizon Wireless has gone ahead and announced its own 3G/4G MiFi portable mobile hotspot unit made by Novatel. The unit was initially shown at the Consumer Electronics Show this year and now Verizon has gone ahead and made the device available for $100 with a two-year contract with discounts and rebates and $270 sans any [...]
Well this just arrived. It’s the new Sprint MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot from Novatel. I ordered it right after the went on sale and I’m looking very much forward to checking it out. I’ve been a big MiFi user for quite some time with the earlier Sprint model. It works well when I travel, especially [...]
If you travel overseas you know the story. Even if you have a phone that is equipped to use overseas networks you’ll pay an arm, two legs, and half of your child’s college savings to use it when you travel. And that’s if you keep the data beneath whatever plan you pay out the nose [...]
If you’ve been waiting to hear when Sprint would announce its 3G/4G MiFi card you can stop waiting. Sprint made the announcement recently. The new card from Novatel, now called the Sprint MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Novatel Wireless, will cost $79.99 with a two year contract or eligible upgrade. Data plans start at $49.99 [...]
Sprint is announcing their new Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot. It is a mobile wireless broadband router which connects to their 4G network offering faster broadband speeds to eight other devices like a laptop, tablets or other wi-fi gadgets. Our own Chuong Nguyen was able to get an early look at the device and ran [...]
Sprint is releasing an update to its first 4G mobile hotspot router called the Overdrive. The new model, dubbed the Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot Router, is an incremental upgrade from the original model and provides some refinements and a lower price tag. The new Overdrive Pro is still made by Sierra Wireless and will [...]
A leaked document obtained by Android Central reveals some important dates for some highly coveted device launches on Verizon Wireless, which includes the Thunderbolt, a 4G LTE smartphone, 2 mobile hotspot routers compatible with the carrier’s 4G network, and a Windows Phone 7 device made by HTC. According to the document, the HTC Thunderbolt is [...]
For the first time in five years I’m without a wireless modem, which means I can’t get online with one of my notebooks when I’m out of range of a fixed WiFi hotspot. I just returned my Sierra Wireless Overdrive to a Sprint store and am not on the hunt for alternatives. I first picked [...]
One of the reports at CES 2011 was that Sprint would be releasing a 3G/4G Novatel MiFi card for sale on February 27. Well, we’re now a few days into March and of course there has been no announcement. Apparently, the debut of the 4G MiFi card will be later this month, with some sources [...]
While Xavier’s been over the Sprint Overdrive, a 3G/4G mobile hotspot that’s made by Sierra Wireless to compete with Sprint’s original Novatel 3G MiFi, one possible alternative, which may be better for people in Xavier’s position, for a mobile broadband Internet connection on the go that’s sharable with up to five devices is AT&T’s MiFi [...]
The developer beta of iOS 4.3 will bring a number of new features to the iPad, iPhone, and Apple TV. On the Apple iPad tablet, the new version of iOS will allow users to swipe with four or five fingers to access important commands that were previously limited to the multi-function press of the home [...]
Verizon had debuted the personal hotspot feature on the Verizon iPhone 4 launch yesterday and it seems that the MiFi-like WiFi tethering service may make its way to GSM iPhones by way of iOS 4.3 according to sources to Boy Genius Report. Currently, tethering on the iPhone has been limited to Bluetooth and USB tethering; [...]
Reports are that Verizon will be a having a big press even on Tuesday, possibly with Steve Jobs on hand, to help introduce a new Verizon iPhone. That is exciting news for many users who might hate AT&T or need to keep a family plan at Verizon due to other contract dates. In any event, [...]
Though the MiFi mobile hotspot router devices have been announced for 4G networks for Sprint and Verizon Wireless in the U.S., neither model are available yet–Verizon Wireless says its 3G/4G LTE model will launch in the first half of 2011 while Sprint says its 3G/4G WiMax model is coming February for $50. We did have [...]
As was previously leaked, Sprint has unveiled its MiFi 3G/4G personal hotspot router, which allows up to 5 devices to share the device’s Sprint Now Network mobile broadband connection over WiFi in a router device that’s about the size of a credit card. The device will allow laptops, tablets, gaming devices, and other WiFi-connected device [...]
Given the popularity of Sprint’s original Novatel 3G CDMA MiFi unit, the successor may be just as popular. Engadget had posted press shots of Novatel’s next generation MiFi mobile hotspot router for Sprint’s 3G/4G WiMax network has emerged and shows an attractive, modern design. There isn’t much information in terms of launch date or pricing, [...]
For the past several months we’ve been inundated with Sprint ads for the EVO 4G and other smartphones, despite the fact that the wireless company hasn’t oficially launched WiMax in the San Francisco Bay Area…until today. But unless you’re a San Francisco Bay Area geek you probably haven’t heard the good news. I’ve been using [...]
A leaked document obtained by T-Mobile blog TmoNews indicates that two mobile wireless broadband routers will be headed to T-Mobile USA in 2011. With AT&T having just recently released its Novatel MiFi–MiFi is a trademark of Novatel and has been used in blogs and by the media as a generic term for mobile broadband routers–T-Mobile [...]
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