Mifi
Lets customers create a personal Wi-Fi cloud capable of delivering the reliability and high-speed Internet connectivity of the our network, anywhere within the Mobile Broadband coverage area that can be shared with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as:
Notebooks
Netbooks
Compatible cameras
Gaming devices
Portable media/MP3 players
Will be avilable to customers online in our Communications Stores offer our customers this Sunday.
Pricing
The MiFi 2200 will be available for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
Customers can select from various price plans:
$39.99 monthly access for 250 MB monthly allowance and $0.10 per megab...
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And hooking up the PS3 for gaming on this is not it's intended use...and the 5 GB cap is no secret.
1) Have to change all new activations of aircards to have some cap limit.
2) Start throttling bandwidth once people go over a softcap
The more people who pick up your aircards, the more expensive the network becomes to support them, especially if you advertise it as unlimited. Yes, you'll get a ton of new subscribers, but if you get a higher percentage of them testing your use of the word "unlimited" those customers will cost you far more than $60 a month in upkeep and if you get too many you'll start loosing money.
A family hotspot that doesn't exceed 5GB...
Azeron said:
Read the post. Sure the 5GB cap is not a secret and customers routinely exceed it with one device.
Cite your source please. There is no evidence that any significant portion of users go over the 5 GB limit.
But with the Verizon 2200, you are locked in for 2 years and limited to just 5 connected wifi users. Very limitied solution in my humble opinion.
Get the Cradlepoint.
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MiFi is available without an agreement. Your little item is $179.99 and that doesn't include the cost of the aircard used to allow internet access.
YOu also completely disregarded the convenience factor. I have one of these setup in my first store while Verizon gets the FiOS installed. Works great and one small simple device instead of dealing with a tethered mess.
When you want to make a point you always miss stuff to slant your views. So sad.
"The user experience with devices running Windows Mobile is less robust than other phones and modems. Windows Mobile devices connected to either a PC or a CradlePoint router have exhibited erratic behavior while using data sharing capabilities. Issues include frequent disconnects for no apparent reason and remedies entail frequent rebooting the phone and or removing the phone's battery. This problem is not something that can be resolved by CradlePoint Technology and will need to be addressed by the phone manufacturer."
Taken from the Cradlepoint site.. 🤣
The phone MFG will refer you to the carrier and the carrier will send you back to Cradlepoint..
Also taken from the site.. This product requires a 3...
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justmarried said:
Regardless of the complaints that it is too expensive or the 5 gb limit is crazy. The Mifi is selling and it works for a lot of people. It is crazy, the more you give customers,the more they want for free, if the vzw prouct is to expensive or limited, don't buy it. There are several products out there that offer the same thing. Find the best deal for you, complaining about it is useless.
I just got the MIFI and in my estimation, it works really great. People should also realize that when you login, you can view your cumulative usage and be careful not to go over.
I agree with you, let the buyer beware but be informed, then there will be no complaints.