Comments on: Sharing the MiFi Connection: Am I More Likely to Do It or Not? http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/ Sun, 27 May 2012 04:22:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chris Davies http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/#comment-422402 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:19:56 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39791#comment-422402 Ah-ha! Now here’s where the app CPU in the MiFi 2352 could leap in and be useful. All we need is a third-party developer to code a basic “temporary hotspot” app, which would create ad-hoc passwords that you could set to time-out after whatever period you wanted (or, alternatively, if you were getting close to your data cap).

]]> By: oliver http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/#comment-422401 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:38:32 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39791#comment-422401 If you don’t want to share Internet connections you pay for (don’t blame you for that), wouldn’t a one or two sentence article sufficed? Just saying… ;)

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/#comment-422400 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:46:27 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39791#comment-422400 You can use the Access Manager s/w from VZ. You have to use it to activate the MiFi on the VZ network once and then never need it again.

]]> By: DaveZatz http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/#comment-422399 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:55:44 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39791#comment-422399 I agree completely. I don’t share Internet connections or laptops except in emergencies. :) Didn’t know VZW had web console, too – thought you guys were forced to install software. Whereas none ships with Sprint.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/#comment-422398 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:04:31 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39791#comment-422398 I hear you, Dave. The Verizon model has a web interface for configuring too. What I find is that the reality is I don’t want to jump through hoops just to let others use my paid connection. I just keep it to myself unless someone is really up a creek needing connectivity.

]]> By: DaveZatz http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/#comment-422397 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:00:40 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39791#comment-422397 Pic below. You Secure access point/info is retained, but you can open it up selectively and temporarily. It’s different from Open in that it still requires a password.

http://www.zatznotfunny.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sprint-mifi-temproary-password.jpg

]]> By: DaveZatz http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/#comment-422396 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:58:07 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39791#comment-422396 One last comment. James, if you tether your MiFi you can do exactly what you did with your aircard. Of course that kinda defeats the purpose, but it works the same. When tethered the MiFi doesn’t act as a WiFi access point, but you can use it to power that single machine and then share the connection via the laptops WiFi connection.

]]> By: DaveZatz http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/#comment-422395 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:34:32 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39791#comment-422395 Mine has a Temporary Hotspot mode which defaults to WEP with a temp password. My speeds match my USB modems. Battery life can be an issue and since this is NOT my primary network connection 5GB/mo has been more than plenty. Comcast broadband serves my HD video needs.

]]> By: DaveZatz http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/#comment-422394 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:30:35 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39791#comment-422394 I snapped a pic of Mac filtering here:
http://www.zatznotfunny.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sprint-mifi-mac-filtering.jpg

]]> By: DaveZatz http://gigaom.com/mobile/sharing-the-mifi-connection-am-i-more-likely-to-do-it-or-not/#comment-422393 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:27:11 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=39791#comment-422393 On my Sprint MiFi, I have a tempory Hotspot mode and can easily flip between open (which I don’t use) and secure (which I do use with WPA2). Additionally, there is MAC filtering. And I know how many devices are connected to the MiFi at any time. Unlike the Verizon MiFi, all of this is done via a web interface (192.168.1.1 by default).

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