Verizon debuts MiFi 2200 portable EV-DO router
By Paul Miller 
posted May 6th 2009 6:40PM
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You can also do this with any Windows Mobile phone. Plug it in, fire up WMWifiRouter and boom! Instant hotspot.
^what he said...though it would be a god deal if it was $40 flat for unlimited
Yeah, I pay $15/month for unlimited on my phone but I think that has a "soft cap" of 5GB. I've run it up to maybe 9gb or so one month when I had no internet access and they didn't complain but it's kind of abusing the system. I'm not sure what a Phone-as-Modem plan would run since I normally only use it for browsing and don't go over the limit. The 9GB month included a few decent sized torrents.
You beat me to it!
major fail with the tier pricing.
mos def, the plans are a big verZero
I'm annoyed by this use of 'fail' already and it's just come about...
"fail" has to do with the 5G soft cap on the data plan. makes most "unlimited" data plans a bit... limited.
Well, AT&T, at the same price, also has a 5gb cap and their overage is a whopping $.49/mb. Plus, I don't even see a lower cost option with them. And Sprint, also at the same price & 5GB, has an overage rate of $.05/mb, the same as VZW's.
So, moral of the story: Everybody rips you off.
""fail" has to do with the 5G soft cap on the data plan. makes most "unlimited" data plans a bit... limited."
Especially when they don't even brand them as Unlimited anymore, at least AT&T and VZW don't.
They both now brand them as their 5GB plan.
Good, now where's the damned BlackBerry 9630!?
I wouldn't even mind seeing the 8230, myself. And really, there's no excuse now that Alltel has it.
I never thought that the US would have pricier data plans than OZ, we pay $40/month here for 5gb with 10c/mb on top of that
I completely agree as they should have tiered pricing with a few more options along with rollover bytes - they could be the first to launch that feature and boast the marketing behind it like AT&T has done well lately with minutes.
The $40/month plan should at least provide 2 GB and they basically back you into the $60 per month plan.... Also, is there a GB cap for the day pass - if not, load up on it!!!
What about packaging??? For example, if one has a family plan or have services billed monthly of at least $150 and at least 1 smartphone plan (i.e. Blackberry), they should provide some really attractive discounting, such as the 5 GB plan for $25!!
Hmm... I have a Verizon Mobile Broadband account for the modem built into my VAIO P but I find myself very, very tempted by this considering that I could use it with my MacBook Pro or really any of the WiFi enabled devices that I buy over the next two years of my contract.
I want a router to use with Sprint's Wimax...if it ever rolls out
I'm dying to use it with my iPod Touch!!
Does that mean its $15/day for unlimited access? If so, does that mean it will cost $450/month for truly unlimited service? Thats one way to avoid a headline grabbing Overage bill for downloading Wall-E.
10 cents for 1MB overages...
In other news, Verizon charges 25 cents for text message overages...
The $60/mo plan is by far the best value, when compared to the $40/mo plan as one gets approximately 20 times more data for only 50% more money.
Plan MB GB
$40/mo 250 0.24
$60/mo 5,120 5.00
Var # $20/mo 4,870
Var % 50% 1,948%
However, for the casual user, the $15 "Day Pass" plan could make sense????
Haha in the UK we get 5GB for $23 with a 5GB Soft Cap
This would be better if it did the reverse, allowing you to bypass verizon tethering by making wi-fi hotspots look like 3G. I wonder if it's hackable, certainly seems to be appropriate hardware in the unit, no doubt locked down by wonky proprietary Verizon software.
you guys are getting screwed on prices you can get a 3G USB dongle from o2 for £29.38 per month for 10GB, now i know its not a router but come on that amount of data for that price is insane
Woohoo! Now instead of going over on one connection, you can go over on several!
The pricing and the 5bg cap are horrible. We need to start a "flight" from one company to the next and site the fact that the cap and the tiered pricing are the reason...now granted it is obvious that everybody does it so you cant really win with this action but if we targeted one carrier like say Verizon, they would have to change and thus forcing everyone else to change eventually. Can anybody say "Win"?
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I do understand that you dont want people to use the wireless card for their primary internet use, thus the cap but 5gb is really weak in todays business environment considering attachment sizes and conferencing. Id say something between 10gb and 15gb is more reasonable. My opinion.
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This sucks! I bet I use 5gb an hour...
I don't think you'll have any problem downloading for an hour and not reaching the 5GB total.
I think that many miss the advantages of devices of this type. Devices to provide VERY local 3G service (femto cells) have been offered for quite some time. They provide a very small (e.g., single residence) cell, and uplink to the wireless phone provider over the subscribers broadband Internet connection.
For a variety of reasons, including the physics of capacity, I do not see these devices replacing landline broadband for most users.
I do see an intriguing possibilities for devices of this ilk in the business context of making broadband connectivity available in situations where it is not currently available. In the IT Datacenter context, it has a potential niche for emergency broadband as part of a contingency plans. It also has potential for providing broadband support in places that presently do not have it (e.g., tables in parking lots). It also affects the economics of broadband connections at trade shows, which often have heavy installation charges.
In a corporate context, even the potential overuse surcharges on the 5 GB/month plan are dwarfed by the costs of lost connectivity
A somewhat longer discussion of this potential is contained in my blog, Ruminations -- An IT Blog under Corporate Tool: Mobile WiFi Hybrids (see http://www.rlgsc.com/blog/ruminations/wifi-as-mobile.html),
these things never work as expected...
Well, when the price comes down, whether it's Verizon's prices or somebody else's, I'll install one in my car...
RE: The $15 Day Pass requires you to pay full retail for the MiFi 2200 and can't place this order online. Call to Verizon sales gave price quote of $400 for the Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. Even at the other price point of $270 +15 per day from Pogue's NY Times article of early May, that's a lot to pay for an unrebated thick credit card of connectivity. More about reviews, different plans, and a VAR already discounting the card from $99.99 to $59.99 with two year contract here: http://gnivas.com/verizon-mifi-sale-price-drop-3g-novatel-personal-wifi-cloud/