Verizon MiFi 2200 mobile hot spot Reviews

A new class of 3G device called MiFi (mobile Wi-Fi) made by Novatel Wireless is finally available from Verizon and Sprint networks. Verizon's version, the MiFi2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, is a pocket sized Wi-Fi router capable of communicating ...

Simple to use. Great Wi-Fi range. Travel friendly size

Runs hot. Battery power drops quickly with multiple devices. Tied to Verizon Wireless EV-DO service only

You won't be connected very long if you use multiple Wi-Fi devices, but the Verizon MiFi2200 is close to the coolest portable hotspot you can carry. Sprint's version, however, is a little better.

The MiFi 2200 performs the magical task of providing a Wi-Fi signal to up to five devices and routing them all through its onboard 3G cellular data connection.

asy to use ; configurable via web interface ; DayPass option adds flexibility

No way to gauge signal strength on device itself

In the 10 years since Apple employees walked down the aisles of a Macworld Expo keynote bearing AirPort-connected iBooks to the oohs and aahs of the crowd, wireless Internet has gone from being an impressive tech innovation to a necessity. Hotels, ...

We're at least a generation away from internet on everything. Until then, the Verizon MiFi 2200 will drive one 3G cellular data connection over Wi-Fi to a handful of gadgets at once.

of the reference design, it has a plastic top, which I imagine is better for wireless signal reception. The 3G connection is a Verizon EVDO revision A connection, and it was not too slow while being tested from downtown Manhattan