Olivier Staiger
EF3
howdy folks
since last year I am the very happy user of a cradlepoint PHS300 mobile wifi router, used it 2 months last year, with a Alltel data dongle, now
using it also here in Switzerland with a swisscom data USB dongle
but... now, just today I saw on Verizon wireless website that they also offer a mobile wifi router with their data network. it is quite new. and Sprint will have it in June, apparently
see here :
http://b2b.vzw.com/broadband/mobilehotspot.html
http://www.gizmag.com/verizon-wireless-mifi-intelligent-mobile-hotspot-set-for-launch/11701/
do a google search for
MiFi™2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot
to learn more about it.
P.S. French TV TF1 is showing TWISTER the movie right now this afternoon ;-)
P.S.2 :
I also see on the Verizon website that there is a 5GB cap for 59.99 $ wireless data .
for market comparision : here in Switzerland, Swisscom used to also offer 5GB for 79 swiss francs, about 60-65 $ depending on exchagne rage. but just recently they went really cool : cost is down to 59.- instead of 79 francs , and there is no more 5GB cap, it is truely unlimited ! however there is still one brake : if you do more than 10GB then the connection SPEED is reduced : for the rest of the month you won't have the fast 3G / HSPA anymore but your speed will be limited to GPRS speed. So they don't cut you off but they just reduce your bandwidth for a few days, till the next month starts. 10 GB is huge.
swisscom competitor Orange mobile offers unlimited data for less, sfr 49.-- but there is a footnote that says :
[1] If your data transfer volume exceeds 5 GB per month, Orange reserves the right to reduce the transfer rate of your Internet service in order to ensure a good quality of service to all customers. of course the market is very competitive and the various offers change on a regular basis.
P.S.3
if I read this correctly , Alltel is offering wireless data for 59.99, same cost as Verizon, but without 5GB cap , correct ?
since last year I am the very happy user of a cradlepoint PHS300 mobile wifi router, used it 2 months last year, with a Alltel data dongle, now
using it also here in Switzerland with a swisscom data USB dongle
but... now, just today I saw on Verizon wireless website that they also offer a mobile wifi router with their data network. it is quite new. and Sprint will have it in June, apparently
see here :
http://b2b.vzw.com/broadband/mobilehotspot.html
http://www.gizmag.com/verizon-wireless-mifi-intelligent-mobile-hotspot-set-for-launch/11701/
do a google search for
MiFi™2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot
to learn more about it.
P.S. French TV TF1 is showing TWISTER the movie right now this afternoon ;-)
P.S.2 :
I also see on the Verizon website that there is a 5GB cap for 59.99 $ wireless data .
for market comparision : here in Switzerland, Swisscom used to also offer 5GB for 79 swiss francs, about 60-65 $ depending on exchagne rage. but just recently they went really cool : cost is down to 59.- instead of 79 francs , and there is no more 5GB cap, it is truely unlimited ! however there is still one brake : if you do more than 10GB then the connection SPEED is reduced : for the rest of the month you won't have the fast 3G / HSPA anymore but your speed will be limited to GPRS speed. So they don't cut you off but they just reduce your bandwidth for a few days, till the next month starts. 10 GB is huge.
swisscom competitor Orange mobile offers unlimited data for less, sfr 49.-- but there is a footnote that says :
[1] If your data transfer volume exceeds 5 GB per month, Orange reserves the right to reduce the transfer rate of your Internet service in order to ensure a good quality of service to all customers. of course the market is very competitive and the various offers change on a regular basis.
P.S.3
if I read this correctly , Alltel is offering wireless data for 59.99, same cost as Verizon, but without 5GB cap , correct ?
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