Travel with the MiFi

Some Practical Uses of the MiFi for Business Travelers

The new Novatel MiFi Mobile Hotspot is being billed as one of the the most innovative developments in wireless broadband technology in years.

With speeds of up to 2.6 Mbps, all within a device just about the size of a credit card, the Novatel MiFi is very beneficial for the users. Being able to take such high-speed connections with you to anywhere you go is something which can be put to very good use. No time will be wasted when you have this kind of technology in your pocket – literally.

Everybody can benefit from the Novatel MiFi.  Students can finish their homework on the bus ride back home. Journalists can research on their topics while on their way to the office. Business travelers, on the other hand, have a lot to gain from this technology.

Business travelers don’t have a lot of time in their hands – and when they do make time, they usually use it up on even more business work. Time is very important for them, as is efficiency. And with Novatel MiFi, they get to focus on what they need to do. Read more...

What You Need to Know about Traveling with your MiFi.

The Novatel Wireless MiFi is the best 3G mobile hotspot device in the market. As an added bonus, it’s very portable, just thicker than a regular credit card. The MiFi connects to the Internet through high-speed networks, and this connection can be shared among five devices up to thirty feet away via WiFi. Users of this technology can be connected to the internet while traveling, practically in any location where a regular cellular signal is present.

However, users who buy the American MiFi 2200 may not be able to use the wireless internet device in other countries. The difference in cellular standards between different countries (CDMA and GSM) is causing this problem for MiFi users.

The Novatel Wireless Mifi 2200, currently available in the United States, only work with two networks – Sprint and Verizon. Once each user has chosen the cellular company, the MiFi is permanently attached to that network. Both networks run a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) cellular network, an algorithm which is used by radio communication technologies to direct the information sent and received. It was originally made for high-bandwidth devices which need the best reception available such as cellular phones. CDMA devices are permanently attached to the network they start with, so switching networks is impossible for these devices. This makes traveling overseas with CDMA devices expensive as roaming charges are applied – only in North America is CDMA widely used. Read more...