In an age where much more and much more new devices want access to the Interweb, even on the move, it’s crazy to have a separate connection for each.
In an optimal world we’d all be using our mobiles phones as a Wi-Fi hotspots, but typically these data plans are crazy expensive for what you get (often even without any extra data allowance). typically its the poor battery performance of the mobile phone in this scenario that renders it impractical. So what’s the answer? a MiFi.
While a USB Dongle used to hit the mark for mobile data, now in the age of the iPad, PSPs, DSi, Netbooks and the iPod Touch, a single connection to the Internet no longer cuts the mustard. enter the MiFi, a small battery powered wireless cellular router that allows you to create your own Wi-Fi hotspot.
The new Huawei E585 MiFi replaces the E5830 which was a terrific little device but with a few minor annoyances. happily these have pretty much all all been dealt with with the new unit. The silly 3 button start-up is gone, replaced with a single button to get you connected. The flashing LEDs have gone too, now replaced with an terrific OLED display which offers info at a glance in plain text and easy to understand symbols – like bars for signal strength for example.
You can also now monitor and set-up the device from the browser dashboard that works with Windows, Mac and Linux – something that required a hacked firmware to enable on the mark 1 unit. The new E585 also continues to charge whilst in use – something the older device did only with a high powered USB port (ie typically not when plugged into a laptops USB socket).
So whether it’s to give the kids net access during long automobile journeys or to offer Internet access in your holiday home or even as backup in case your broadband goes down, the three MiFi is an indispensable addition to your gadget arsenal.
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