Tag: MiFi
Weekly Wrapup: Notebook, Tablet and Smartphone News (May 6th)
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 [...]
USB Modems Preferred 3 to 1 over Personal Hotspots. Why?
Notebook owners are hesitant to embrace personal hotspots, like the MiFi, and built in modems as their mobile broadband connection for notebooks. Instead, ABI Research found that the old fashioned USB modem is the preferred mobile connectivity option, outselling hotspots and embedded modems 3 to 1. ABI Research expects that this will be the trend [...]
11 Must Have Outdoor Notebook and Laptop Accessories
When the weather gets nice, don’t you wish you could ditch your desk and go outside to get your work done? If you’ve ever answered yes to this question, you need to check out our list of must have notebook accessories for working outdoors. These tools and accessories will help you stay connected and get [...]
Sprint Still Considering LTE as Mobile Broadband Standard for Use
While Sprint has released a number of USB dongles that allow enterprise and consumer customers to connect to the carrier’s 4G WiMax mobile broadband network, the nation’s third largest carrier is still considering rival LTE technology as a possible candidate for 4G deployment. LTE has been selected as a standard by AT&T and Verizon Wireless [...]
AT&T Slashes Price on Data Pricing for Laptops
For laptops and data devices, such as the company’s newly released MiFi 2372, it looks like AT&T may be slashing its monthly data prices according to a leaked internal document that was posted on Engadget. The maximum plan for 5 GB of data–on notebooks and netbooks as well as on the MiFi and other USB [...]
AT&T Mobile Hotspot MiFi 2372 Provides Fast Broadband on the Go
The AT&T Mobile Hotspot MiFi 2372 is a fast mobile broadband router for users on the go. We tested it out and found that it is a fast, convenient tool. But is it worth the expensive monthly fee that comes with it? We have been touting the value of the various Novatel Wireless MiFi devices [...]
AT&T MiFi 2372 First Look
AT&T was the last of the big wireless carriers to add a MiFi Mobile Hotspot going with the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2372. Like the others it shares a mobile broadband signal with up to five other devices over a miniature 802.11n wireless router. We picked one up and wanted to show it to you before [...]
Holiday Travel: A Look at the Tech We’re Taking With Us
In just a few days airports will get busier, the roads will get even more crowded and we as a nation will begin our collective journey towards friends and family. Just a decade ago a trip of this magnitude would involve a paperback book, license plate bingo and some burnt CDs, but thanks to the [...]
Best Buy Offers Free Mi-Fi with Purchase of iPad
Best Buy is now offering a free Mi-Fi from Verizon, Sprint or AT&T with the purchase of a 16GB Wi-Fi-only Apple iPad for $499.99, according to 9 to 5 Mac. The MiFi is a mobile hotspot, meaning that it is a wireless broadband device that shares it’s broadband signal with up to five computers or [...]
Why I Chose MiFi Over Tethering or a SmartPhone Mobile HotSpot
Connecting to the Internet on the go is a hundred times easier than when I hooked my trusty flip phone up for some slow browsing during a college road trip. Thanks to built in hotspots and tethering on many smartphones, USB modems and MiFi devices getting online is often as simple as pushing a button these days. [...]
