Comments on: Which Will Win? Connected Gadgets or a Connected You?

By: Will iPhone’s Personal Hotspot Make the 3G iPad Irrelevant?: Apple News, Tips and Reviews «

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:38:29 +0000

[...] be Wi-Fi only, provided Apple continues to offer a non-3G option in its next generation tablet. As Stacey foresaw more than a year ago, consumers will only need (and likely have budget for) one cellular network-connected device that [...]

By: Will Verizon’s LTE Pricing Look Like a Utility Bill?

Will Verizon’s LTE Pricing Look Like a Utility Bill? — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:43:10 +0000

[...] how will the subscriber be billed for myriad connected devices? I’ve talked about carriers and consumer device makers looking at personal hotspots such as the MiFi to enable consumers to subscribe to one plan while [...]

By: With a MiFi, You Only Pay an ISP Once: Tech News «

With a MiFi, You Only Pay an ISP Once: Tech News « — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:57:09 +0000

[...] media players. A single device such as a MiFi, or a smartphone that offers Wi-Fi / USB tethering, can act as the Internet on-ramp for any and all of our gadgets. And those MiFi devices aren’t limited to 3G any longer: Clearwire offers a 4G unit while [...]

By: Soon We’ll All Be Hotspots

Soon We’ll All Be Hotspots — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:02:49 +0000

[...] laptops. Our own Stacey Higginbotham disagrees, as she points out that it makes far more sense to share one data connection with these other devices. The rapid adoption of the smartphone, coupled with the inclusion of 3G and 4G connectivity, will [...]

By: Mobile Connections: Over 5 Billion Served

Mobile Connections: Over 5 Billion Served — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:35:42 +0000

[...] E-book readers such as the Kindle, automobiles, upcoming and current tablets, not to mention cameras, are all getting connected. Combined with continued growth in the Asia-Pacific area and infrastructure maturity in emerging [...]

By: Roaming Agreements Could Expand the Wi-Fi Renaissance – GigaOM

Roaming Agreements Could Expand the Wi-Fi Renaissance – GigaOM — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:33:07 +0000

[...] from Novatel, which offers users a Wi-Fi signal while using the cellular network for backhaul. I have gotten excited about personal hot spots before, and Sharma namechecks the MiFi in his article as well. Either way, fixed broadband isn’t in [...]

By: Will Verizon’s LTE Pricing Look Like a Utility Bill? – GigaOM

Will Verizon’s LTE Pricing Look Like a Utility Bill? – GigaOM — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:05:44 +0000

By: Viva La Wi-Fi! – GigaOM

Viva La Wi-Fi! – GigaOM — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:22:44 +0000

[...] the availability of personal hotspots such as the Mi-Fi and the rise of the Direct Wi-Fi standard make Atheros, Broadcom and Marvell big [...]

By: Novatel’s Big, Fat MiFi Bet

Novatel’s Big, Fat MiFi Bet — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:11:04 +0000

[...] developers — because like all gadgets, web sites and services released in the last few years, the MiFi is a platform. Sure, it’s primarily seen as a convenient way to get online using a variety of devices or as [...]

By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Observations: Devices - October 15, 2009

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:52:56 +0000

[...] Which Will Win? Connected Gadgets or a Connected You? [...]

By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:13:25 +0000

First we have to get the LTE networks :) But even then, using it or even a 3G/4G dongle for your sole connection won’t be a great experience for a while. Plus, it will be pricey.

By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:12:06 +0000

Dave, will your wife sew me a Mifi pouch too? Mine gets all manner of weirdness on it laying at the bottom of my purse :)

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:10:29 +0000

I have a Mifi on Verizon’s network and, yes, it’s great if you can stay on 3g (EVDO Rev-A) and not drop speed to 1XRTT every other minute. In major metropolitan areas (such as Miami) 3g is everywhere and very consistent. Here on the SW Gulf coast, not so much. I bought the Mifi to use on a trip with my family this past summer, and it handled the multiple users really well. In “real life,” however, the slow speed issue is no good.

By: Wi-Fi Gets a Boost With New P2P Standard

Wi-Fi Gets a Boost With New P2P Standard — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:07:19 +0000

[...] it to link devices together without the need of a web-connected router (although earlier this week I wrote about how Wi-Fi may also win out over direct connections to the web in favor of devices like the MiFi). It also will threaten other wireless networking [...]

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:34:03 +0000

The MiFi’s current potential is being held back by the caps of 3G networks. What Novatel needs is a WiMAX and LTE MiFi. With much more generous caps (or presumably unlimited), it’ll truly be a cable/fiber optic replacement.

Just as how many households have strictly cell phones, they could also just have the MiFi on WiMAX or LTE as the sole connection to the internet.

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:30:36 +0000

The MiFi’s a great device. No ifs or buts about it. The problem is the data plans attached to the device. Laptop users would already blaze through 5 GB with just their laptop. Throw in extra devices? It’s like saying let’s have an email party. Everybody get together and type.

Whoop dee doo.

If they’d like to attract business users and consumers alike, they’ll need to be more generous with these caps. The MiFi’s abilities are severely restricted right now. It could reach it’s full potential on a WiMAX or LTE network with much more generous caps.