Comments on: Verizon MiFi 2200 Review- Mobile Broadband Done Right

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:08:32 +0000

James, I would like to make what you are saying clear about using the USB cord if the battery runs low. So far I have not been able to tell except when the red light comes on and I’m kicked off the internet. Could you explain that further to an old woman and really be specific. Also, I would like to know if you can over charge the mifi. Thank You for your time, Lynn Cunningham.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:10:36 +0000

I want to thank you for this post.If i understand you correctly I will be able to use this device as a stand alone unit . Verizon is not my carrier so i hope i can purchase a plan just for MiFi , well thanks again .

By: Pnjay6308

Pnjay6308 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:59:05 +0000

I can only access the internet when the mifi is connected to the usb port on my laptop but when i disconnect the usb cable the vzaccess manager cant locate or get a signal from the mifi but my ipod does get the signal. does that mean i can only use the mifi if its connected to my laptop? how can i use the mifi on both the laptop and ipod? Please Help!!!

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:54:49 +0000

Hello Susie, I had one of the unlimited air cards last year from AllTell actually before they became one of Verizon’s conquests. It was a completely unlimited broadband 5-8mb speed card costing 59$ a month. My wife decided she needed a new number and changed it from the data card service to a cell phone service. Well the people at Verizon neglected to explain to us that the unlimited gig bandwidth version of the air card would no longer be availble and that, if we changed the service we could not “have it back” so in other words we lost it and it is no longer being offered. The maximum available from Verison – to date – is a 10gb card which they just added to their offers at 80$ a month. The lessor version is 5gb at the new lower rate of 50$ a month.

I am currently trying their 5gb version but I must say I am thoroughly dissappointed with the advertized vs real speeds of this service. They advertize 3 to 4mb but the best I could measure using several different services is about .6 download and .5 upload which is what brought me to this site as it looks as though the MiFi may be a much better/faster solution. Good luck to you.

Mark

By: Susie Carbon

Susie Carbon — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:33:11 +0000

We have one of the Verizon Wireless MiFi card and enjoy it very much—my husband and I are truckers and it is very handy—we were wondering about a unlimited plan for the card. We have met people that have the unlimited plan for one of these cards and it costs them $59.99 a month. We will be looking forward to hearing from you.

By: melanie

melanie — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:41:20 +0000

wondering if i can connect laptops and desk tops at the same time using the MiFi. It mentions something here about putting a wireless card in the desktop, does that mean i need to subscribe to another service as well as my MiFi. Please help, totally computer illiterate. Thanks

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:30:28 +0000

I am having the same problem for my mi fi and my son's x box. Did you ever find a solution?

By: mildred griffin

mildred griffin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:05:24 +0000

what is the average battery life of verizon 2200 mifi

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:39:36 +0000

Hi. I changed mine so that I have to choose to connect rather than it be automatic. You can change your preferences in the VZ Access manager software. It is easy to do…check out the “help” tab on exactly how to do it…I do not remember as it has been a year or more since I did it…but it is an easy fix.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:30:26 +0000

You should not need to install the VZ access software to run the MIFI as a wireless router. If your work computer has security restrictions you may not be able to connect to the router with WIFI unless you add the router as an authorized source of wifi signal. Running Microsoft Vista on two machines temporarily, I did have to add them to a Home Network group in order for them to connect to the MIFI. I have not had these issues with Windows 7. I have also used the WIFI capability with a very old XP laptop with no problems so I would look at the work laptop's security restrictions as the possible reason for the lack of access.