"Wi-Fi to Go, No Cafe Needed"
David Pogue (New York Times, 5/6) is very enthusiastic about the Novatel MiFi 2200.
But imagine if you could get online anywhere you liked — in a taxi, on the beach, in a hotel with disgustingly overpriced Wi-Fi — without messing around with cellular modems. What if you had a personal Wi-Fi bubble, a private hot spot, that followed you everywhere you go?
Incredibly, there is such a thing. It’s the Novatel MiFi 2200, available from Verizon starting in mid-May ($100 with two-year contract, after rebate). It’s a little wisp of a thing, like a triple-thick credit card. It has one power button, one status light and a swappable battery that looks like the one in a cellphone. When you turn on your MiFi and wait 30 seconds, it provides a personal, portable, powerful, password-protected wireless hot spot.
love the theory of a personal wifi bubble. but 5gb for 60 bucks a month? i have no idea what my monthly # is, but that feels far too low, and far too expensive!
Posted by: dave | May 18, 2009 at 09:44 AM
Dave. I agree, but this is the first product on the market like this (correct me if I'm wrong). Surely the price will come down over time.
Posted by: Phil | May 18, 2009 at 10:15 AM