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Answer: Correct, the MiFi acts as a wireless access point, providing a wifi signal to devices that support a wifi connection such as iPads, iPod Touches, computers/laptops, etc. It can support up to five simultaneous connections. So you can connect your computer, your phone, your iPad, a Touch, and your wife's laptop to the device all at the same time. As to whether you'd need DSL or cable internet access, that depends on your usage.
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Answer: There is a need for everything to be measured. An average email they are saying is about is about 1k or .001Mb. This is an average.. now when someone sends you a picture or video or even a file that can be very dastically different anywhere from 1k to 20Mb (depending on yur email clients restrictions). So what they are telling you is that if all you get is an aveage email without anything else you should be able to get 10,000 emails.
Prepaid carrier Virgin Mobile will be introducing a Novatel MiFi router next week, the company told us after the device appeared at a Best Buy summer preview event this morning. Virgin Mobile's MiFi, like the models available for Sprint and Verizon Wireless, is a slim little router that turns 3G signal into a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to five devices. Since this is Virgin Mobile, this MiFi will be entirely prepaid - $149 for the device, and then anywhere from $10 for 100 MB to $60 for 5 GB. When you need more data, you can re-up. (Virgin has a full chart of their data rates on their Web site.) Activation is simple and there are no activation fees; you can top up your account with credit or debit cards, or Virgin Mobile top-up cards bought at local retailers.
Virgin Mobile MiFi Due Next Week | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
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Virgin Mobile USA First to Launch Nationwide Prepaid MiFi Intell
WARREN, N.J., Jun 29, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Providing an innovative new offer for the ever-evolving mobile broadband market, Virgin Mobile USA today announced the addition of MiFi (R) 2200 to its Broadband2Go portfolio, offering customers the industry's first prepaid Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. This new device allows those using any Wi-Fi enabled device to connect to 3G, prepaid wireless Internet service without an annual contract, monthly subscription or activation fee. Virgin Mobile is launching the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot for $149.99 (excluding taxes).
There's no fury like a blogger unable to access a working Wi-Fi connection. But a new personal device could make it easier to get connected. According to The New York Times, Virgin Mobile USA released the MiFi 2200 wireless Internet hub on Monday .
Virgin Mobile's MiFi 2200 Brings Pay-As-You-Go to Mobile Hotspot
Virgin Mobile USA Virgin Mobile’s latest offering, the MiFi 2200, is an inexpensive personal wireless hot spot. Finding free Wi-Fi for your laptop to send a quick e-mail message or to find something online has become increasingly difficult — and sometimes impossible. That’s slowly starting to change as several stores and restaurants, including Starbucks and McDonald’s, begin offering free Wi-Fi for customers. But there is also a new trend: people are starting to carry their own hot spots with them.
Virgin Jumps Into Mobile Hot Spot Game - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Wireless Internet Cards
What is a Wireless Internet Card? Wireless internet cards - also called laptop cards, wireless modems and PC cards - are devices that attach to your computer to give you access to the internet over a wireless carrier’s cellular network. Most wireless internet cards now support 3G data speeds, and are convenient if you want to access the internet wirelessly anywhere, anytime, without a Wi-Fi hotspot or a wired connection.
It was hardly a secret 'round these parts, but Verizon Wireless is finally ready to confess to that MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot we've heard so much about. Like the Novatel unit it's based on, the device harbors 802.11b/g and EV-DO Rev. A radios, and can share a 3G Verizon connection with up to five different WiFi devices simultaneously. Battery life is pegged at four hours of active use, and 40 hours of standby on a single charge. Data plans include a $40 monthly subscription for 250MB and 10 cents per MB overages, or $60 for 5GB and half the overages price. If you want to forgo the subscription and pay full-price for the MiFi, you can pick up a 24 hour "DayPass" for $15 -- any way you slice it, you'll be paying good money for the privilege of using the thing.
Verizon debuts MiFi 2200 portable EV-DO router -- Engadget
Verizon Wireless just became the first carrier to launch Novatel’s MiFi personal hotspot gadget – and there’s no subscription required. Yes, if you want, you can pay $99.99 for the hotspot and $59.99 a month for 5 GB of data. But to me, the killer combination for occasional travelers is $269.99 for the device and $15 for an unlimited use ‘day pass’ – no commitment required. (There’s also a 250MB plan for $39.99/month.) The MiFi is a Wi-Fi router with a twist: it’s battery powered and has a cellular modem built in. So just turn it on anywhere Verizon has signal, and pow, you’re broadcasting Wi-Fi to up to five PCs.
Verizon Wireless Launches MiFi Hotspot, No Subscription Required
Verizon Wireless has finally made available the MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot that is pretty much similar to the Novatel unit it’s based on, featuring 802.11b/g and EV-DO Rev. A radios alongside the ability to share a 3G Verizon connection with a maximum of five Wi-Fi devices all at once. Battery life isn’t that impressive though with just four hours of active use, although you do get up to 40 hours of standby on a single charge. So far Verizon is offering a variety of data plans including a $40 monthly subscription for 250MB and 10 cents per MB overages, or $60 for 5GB and half the overages price. Folks who are heavy duty users can always pay the full price for the MiFi and benefit from a $15 24 hour “DayPass” for $15. The MiFi 2200 will be available this May 17th for $100 after a $50 mail-in rebate.