Netcomm was at CTIA showing off its 3G pocket router, and while they admit it apes the
MiFi, it builds on it in some pretty useful ways. Battery life purportedly outdoes its
rival, with four hours use, even with multiple devices connected -- and when your batteries finally do tank, connecting it to your laptop will let it recharge
and still allow wireless connectivity. The MyZone ships in both US and global 3G variants with both also packing quad-band EDGE, and 802.11g WiFi. Another handy feature -- at least for those that travel -- is the MyZone's ability to sort out the APN details for whatever carrier's SIM you happen to put in it, so using it is as simple as popping in your SIM and connecting. We didn't have an opportunity to get connected to it and give it a proper test drive, but we're waiting for one to arrive and as soon as we do we'll let you know how we get on. Few more pics right after the break.
posted March 25th 2010 4:19PM
Cool its unlocked. So will it work in the EU?
@MoonWalkerCTE Hands on my Zone? Sounds Kinky.
This is sweet I can use a tmobile sim in this device and get broadband speeds. Nice!
@TheGr8t1 Unfortunately this will not work with T-Mobile. It only supports the 2100 mhz band and the T-mobile 3G requires both 1700/2100 mhz.
This is nice, all I just need now is someone to sell prepaid 3g in the US. Like that will ever happen.
If I can plug my iPhone sim into this thing and get wireless sharing I would be a happy camper, but I guess I'd have to buy it quick. AT&T will be on this thing like a duck on a june bug, even after giving the word they were considering giving us tethering sometime last summer, which came and went. I will be so glad when my contract runs out with them. Good thing I snatched that NetShare app from Apple when they had it up.
when and where will this amazing device be for sale?
This is an interesting solution. So I can pop my sim out of my BB and pop it into this, creating a wifi network that I can use to run my laptop, iPod, etc? Sounds like a nice travel solution in a pinch.
I have visited Engadget for years. I have been a member for more than 2. And yet, I have never understood this sentence:
"More pics right after the break" What break? Where are the photos or the rest of the editorial? It seems that every short intro ends with a plug to continue after the break. What the H**ck does this mean? I can never find the rest of the story.