Sprint will be rolling out their new EV-DO router where you can make any location a Wi-Fi hotspot. Now, this still will be very slow since EV-DO is barely fast enough for one computer.
However, there is advantage where the router can be “placed” on your roof to ensure EV-DO coverage even in remote locations like in the mountain. I am sure you’ve had similar experiences where your broadband USB simply doesn’t cut it.
My recommendation is hold onto your money for right now in this hard economy and keep waiting for Wi-MAX, which will be at least 10 times faster than EV-DO.
MiFi creates a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be easily shared among up to five users and a variety of WiFi-enabled devices through its connection to America’s most dependable 3G network,* the EVDO Rev A Sprint Mobile Broadband Network. For example:
- College student: a college student tucks her MiFi 2200 in her backpack to study with friends at the park and uses it to listen to streaming radio on her MP3 player while she connects to the school’s Intranet on her laptop to get details on a class assignment. She takes a break to take pictures of her pals with her Wi-Fi enabled digital camera, and the camera uses the MiFi’s signal to upload the photos to Facebook while she emails her completed report to her professor, then uses the device’s GPS capability to find a nearby pizza place for lunch.
- Business travelers: Two business travelers share a cab to the airport, then wait for their flight. Sharing the signal of one MiFi 2200 device that is safely tucked away in a briefcase, they download emails and surf the Internet on their notebooks and stream music to their MP3 players.
- Portable retail: Five vendors at a local art fair have kiosks in close proximity. Accessing one MiFi 2200 device’s signal, they each run a credit card point-of-sale device over WiFi and have secure backhaul.
via engadget
