Mifi
The MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot ...
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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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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It's not going away and that is going to be a problem. This is a great idea IF only they would remove the cap. Someone is going to buy this thing for their kids who are going to hook their X-box and/or PS3 to it and game to their hearts' content and then the bill is going to arrive and all hell is going to break loose. I mean...really. Four laptops and one MiFi and you really think they are going to stay under 5GB? If the guys who come up with the stupid policies were customer facing this ish wouldn't happen. Either remove the cap and release this device or don't offer the device at all. It is that simple.
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Stupid policies? They are running a business, not a non-profit.
And hooking up the PS3 for gaming on this is not it's intended use...and the 5 GB cap is no secret.
And hooking up the PS3 for gaming on this is not it's intended use...and the 5 GB cap is no secret.
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how come alltel can give you unlimited data but not verizon?? Alltel wassn't doing so bad when verizon bought them out
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They weren't doing so bad in customer service and customer satisfaction. BUT THEY WERE GOING BANKRUPT. Overage charges help keep companies afloat. When you can call any 20numbers and have unlimited data, you are not going to make enough money to maintain your infrastructure. Thats why when verizon asked to pay $$$$$$$$$ to buy them they said "yes please!"
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Hate to correct you but They weren't going bankrupt that's for sure the reason they were sold is because Goldman and Sachs owned them and that was the problem believe me I know I was a sales rep and there were plans for alltel to try and buyout sprint and then bam all of a sudden verizon buys them out!! Alltel made profits and sprint surely didn't at the time!! Say what you like but Alltel was doing just fine Goldman and Sachs made what they wanted and turned alltel that was their purpose and they succeeded!! Yea the 20 circle numbers kinda hurt them but the concept of my circle made alltel a lot of money
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If you guys got bigger you would either:
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.
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.
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Read the post. Sure the 5GB cap is not a secret and customers routinely exceed it with one device. Now they are advertising using a device as a hot-spot and plugging in the family's devices (uh-huh whatever those would be). Let's say there are only five laptops plugging in everyday... They are going to blow it out of the water and then it hits the fan. So again read the post... Don't sell this device with a 5GB cap. It is an unneccessary headache.
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Dude...the OP was a copy and paste...
A family hotspot that doesn't exceed 5GB...
A family hotspot that doesn't exceed 5GB...
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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.
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amen to that go get your love on at alltel why you still can because they have the same data services and it has no cap on it and it's still $59.99
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Unless you are in a verizon purchased market. You'll get the cap within the next 6 months.
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That's not true either there are still verizon customers who have data cards from when there were no caps and they still have it well atleast here in NC anyway
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They will get their service slowed down if they go excessively over the 5gb softcap.
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everyone complains about the 5gig cap. there is a reason it exists. imagine every verizon customer with an aircard (which is a lot) online all the time. that is so much data going through the network at one time, it would slow everything down. the reason the cap exists is to keep speeds up and keep people from abusing the network. they tried unlimited access and at a certain point the network became slower.
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This is an expensive (over time) rip off of the CradlePoint PHS-300. The PHS-300 allows you to plug in a USB modem or almost any cellphone via USB cable and use that cell phone as a modem. You can add tethering service to your cell account for as low as $15 a month if you already have a smartphone with Data. and the best thing of all is "NO CONTRACT" you can cancel your month to month service at anytime. Or just activate it for the month you need it. Also, you can add as many as 254 wifi users. Not just 5. Though sharing bandwidth can be painful with 200+ users.
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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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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While most of your point has its validity, you forgot that you CAN buy a device without a contract. I could buy MiFi right now without the commitment. I only point it out because you emphasized a contract twice.
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More misinformation.
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.
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.
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This sounds awesome..
"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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"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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Right. That's if one uses a Windows Mobile device to connect the router to rather than say a usb modem.
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yeah, but when you really break it down, if you're tethering your phone, there's a HUGE possibility that you have a windows mobile device. either that or a blackberry, cause most people don't tether phones like the ENV2 cause it's impractical. plus, the mifi is a WAY easy setup in comparison to the cradlepoint.
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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.
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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.
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