Filed under: Peripherals, Internet, Reviews, Road Tested
For the last couple of weeks, I've been testing the Verizon MiFi portable WiFi hotspot. After writing about the MiFi, a few months back, I was placed on a waiting list to receive a test unit. Could the MiFi enhance the iPod touch experience to bring it into the realm of the iPhone? A unit finally came free and I finally got my hands-on experience to discover whether my assumptions would be proved right or wrong.
The MiFi, which is a portable EV-DO router, provides a 3G connection through an absolutely tiny unit. All plastic, it's about as thick as an iPhone and about two-thirds as large as its front face. The MiFi's entire user interface is its single button (seen at the bottom right of the image here). When pressed, the button switches on and glows green. Pressed again and held, the unit turns off and the green glow disappears. Sprint offers a near-identical unit, except it's finished in brushed metal instead of black.
Read on to discover how my MiFi testing went...
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TUAWRoad Tested: the Verizon MiFi portable broadband router originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.