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10.20.09
Tech Review: MiFi Station From Verizon
 By Dave Taylor
Imagine a device that's about the size of three credit cards and can let you and four of your friends (or multiple of your devices) connect to the Internet at decent 3G speeds, all while sitting in your briefcase / computer bag / coat pocket. The up-and-coming "mifi" (mobile wifi) devices are a fascinating hybrid gizmo that offers the smallest wifi base station you can imagine, tapping into either the Verizon or Sprint data networks.
Verizon loaned me one of their mifi-2200 units and I have to say this is a fabulous gizmo, one that I'll find out about buying when my loaner period is over. It's that good.
As I said, the device is tiny: even in its little cloth pouch, it's less than half the size of my Apple iPhone, and considerably lighter. It uses a micro-USB connector for both charging and direct connectivity (if you prefer to use it as a tethered cellular data network modem), so it's also extremely portable. I know I've gotten into having it in my computer bag 24×7.
I tested this out on an Apple Mac system, a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X 10.6.1 (Snow Leopard), and it worked flawlessly.
Turn it on by pushing the single button on the device and within about 10-15 seconds it's established a connection with the Verizon 3G network and "Verizon MIFI2200 A38B Secure" shows up on the normal Mac wifi menu.
Choose it and you'll need to type in the twelve-digit password on the back of the device (once), and you're online.
Performance-wise?
Continue reading this article.
About the Author:
Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is
internationally known as an expert on both business and technology issues.
Holder of an MSEd and MBA, author of twenty books and founder of four
startups, he also runs a strategic marketing company and consults with firms
seeking the best approach to working with weblogs and social networks. Dave
is an award-winning speaker and frequent guest on radio and podcast
programs.
AskDaveTaylor.com
http://www.intuitive.com/blog/
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