I haven’t used a MiFi yet, but I will soon. I temporarily traded Dave Zatz my Palm Pre for his Sprint MiFi. The MiFi creates a wireless hotspot for up to five devices to share the mobile broadband connection. What if five wasn’t enough and you wanted to connect six devices at one time? I’d be wary of spreading the pipe too thin, but you could throw caution to the wind with the D-Link myPocket router, aka the DIR-457.
The myPocket got the OK from our friendly neighborhood FCC today and is expected to launch in the second quarter. Pricing is anticipated around $250, but I suspect that price will go down with a data plan and carrier subsidy. As far as carriers, it’s a safe bet that AT&T will see the 7.2 Mbps DIR-457 based on support for the HSPA bands in the 850, 1900, and 2100 MHz bands, although only the first two are needed here. The upper band means the same pocketable router could work overseas as well, but the FCC isn’t likely to confirm or deny that. It’s out of their jurisdiction. ;)

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