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Some Practical Uses of the MiFi 4G for Business Travelers

Business Travelers: A Special Love for their MiFi 4G

MiFi 4G mobile hotspotThe new Novatel MiFi 4G Mobile Hotspots are being billed as one of the the most innovative developments in wireless broadband technology in  since the first MiFi arrived, almost 3 years ago.

With speeds of up to 15 Mbps on the Verizon LTE network , all within a device just about the size of a credit card, the Novatel MiFi is fast becoming a "must-have" for those serious about full time, 4G speed connectivity wherever they go.

Being able to take such high-speed connections with you to anywhere you go is something which can be put to immediate use to increase personal productivity or increase business sales and prospects. No time will be wasted when you have this kind of technology in your pocket – literally.

Anyone who has multiple Wi-Fi enabled devices can benefit from the MiFi 4G hotspots.  Students can finish their homework on the bus ride back home with their study mates. 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. Road-Warrior 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.  Needless to say, time isperhaps the most important resource for them, as is efficiency, and with the Novatel MiFi 4G, they get to focus on what they need to do.

What 4G Providers offer the new MiFi 4G Hotspots?

Verizon has two 4G mobile hotspots for sale, the Samsung SCH-LC11 and MiFi 4510L, both operating on 4H LTE. Sprint offers the MiFi 4082 for their 4G WiMAX and AT&T with the MiFi 2372 operating on their 4G HSPA+ network. Rounding out the 4G offers is T-Mobile with the ZTE MF61 mobile hotspot.

Lastly, the "older" 3G hotspots are still a great value, while not nearly as fast as 4G,  they are cheaper upfront and long-term.  Available with pre-paid and pay-as-you-go billing options, the older hotspot technology fits just about all budgets.  The classic MiFi 2200 is available from Virgin Mobile, as the Broadband2Go.

How Business Travelers Benefit from the MiFi 4G Mobile Hotspot

One most practical use of the MiFi 4G for business travelers is on long business trips. Instead of having to waste the idle time while waiting for the plane, train, bus, or whatever vehicle to get to the destination, business travelers now would have the option to go online and finish everything that needs to be finished. They can even start a business meeting early, while on the plane to feel out their business prospects before meeting them face to face. Imagine being able to prepare your presentation on the way to the meeting, getting through the meeting, and then writing your report and sending it to your boss on the way back. Now that’s efficient.

The advent of the MiFi 2200 back in 2009 truly created the first practical, self contained Mobile Hotspot that was user friendly and popular with the non-technical users. However, what would best help business travelers when using the MiFi or other mobile hotspot is their personal life? Business travelers give up most of their time for work, leaving only a couple of hours (if there are at all) for their families. As they are always on the go, they don’t have time to sit down at a coffee shop to access the WiFi to instant message their spouse or kids.

With MiFi, they can talk, chat and video conference with their families while traveling, keeping them in touch while working. The importance of this transcends business theories and marketing plans – nothing inspires you to work harder more than your family. And being able to hear them and even see them while you’re on your way to that very important meeting which could land you a big promotion would do wonders to your self-esteem and confidence – and that would most likely be the factor between closing the deal and losing it to the competitors.

The new family of Novatel MiFi 4G mobile hotspots is a new essential for the technology toolbox of business travelers, for both for their professional and personal lives. This mobile hotspot technology helps a lot of users from all walks of life – but business travelers tend to realize the most leverage from the MiFi 4G . The Novatel MiFi 4G family of MobileHotspots is surely a welcome addition to their business arsenal.