New WIFI hotspot for You

sehord · Post by **sehord** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:58 pm

Check this out... this is new out by Virgin mobile, $40 a month, NO CONTRACTS, cancel anytime, but it allows up to 5 people within 30' of you to pick up a wifi signal for laptops or other devices.... and it fits into your shirt pocket. Pretty cool.... be the hit of your marina or raft in. Also in your car home or where ever....

http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-b ... -mifi-40ul

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:06 pm

Looks neat.

I use my Blackberry tethered to my laptop while on the boat and it works great. Can't provide WiFi for anyone else but works good for one laptop.

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:53 pm

Sehord ....are you actually using it? If so, what do you think of it? any problems staying connected? ....as good as k9th's blackberry connection? I also use my blackberry ...just curious

jwhalen · Post by **jwhalen** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:08 am

Where can I find out how to tether my blackberry to my computer. Didn't know I could do that.

sehord · Post by **sehord** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:09 am

No, i just saw it come out and havent used it. I am about to get some type of wireless and have been checking around and that one just came out. I do home and builing inspection and there are usually several buyers/sellers/ etc around me so the hotspot sounded cool, and if we travel the kids can be on their laptops in the car or plane too.... My dad just got a ipad and he says he can be in his bed in his house and he downloaded a $2 app that shows him in his bedroom part of the house on a sattelight map..... must use cellphone triangulation to locate his postition, as a GPS would not pick up inside, but he says its $15 a month for it all.... have to look into that too....

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:22 am

I like the pay as you go . I only would need it when we go on trips

sehord · Post by **sehord** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:45 am

Me too... i also like the no contract part.... cant stand those things

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:27 am

Crackberry.com.
That's the BlackBerry forum. You should be able to do a search there for tethering a bb to a laptop.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:40 am

I use an aircard with my laptop - have Internet wherever I go (on a screen I can see).

sehord · Post by **sehord** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:16 pm

thats the cool part about this... it is a wifi hot spot, so you can use your laptop, unlimited use, 3g speeds, no contracts, but up to 5 people can connect at the same time, it fits into your shirt pocket if you like and it only $40 a month... sounds good... but I have not tried it yet....

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:34 pm

jwhalen wrote:Where can I find out how to tether my blackberry to my computer. Didn't know I could do that.

Go to http://www.tether.com. It is a great app and works every time - no hitches. I got rid of my home service it is so good. Use it on the desktop at home.

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:29 pm

k9th wrote:Go to http://www.tether.com. It is a great app and works every time - no hitches. I got rid of my home service it is so good. Use it on the desktop at home.

Download speeds up to 2,400 kbps and you gave up home service

Not a chance I would give up my home service of 21,422 kbps for an 88% drop http://www.speedtest.net/result/941063227.png

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:34 am

Everyone has different needs. Good thing we have choices. For us, it meets our needs just fine and eliminates another expense. Win-win.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 2:02 pm

oh....WIFI....oh...I get it...not wifey's new...ah...hot spot....sorry....

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:02 pm

Peter wrote:oh....WIFI....oh...I get it...not wifey's new...ah...hot spot....sorry....

Your wife has a new hot spot.....wow...you sure its not just hot flashes???