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Wow. I, too, own a Virgin Mobile MiFi 2200 (also purchased from BestBuy). http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband/ http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobi
by chopsueyar 16y ago
Wow. I, too, own a Virgin Mobile MiFi 2200 (also purchased from BestBuy).
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband/ http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband/
I purchased a unit about 4 months ago. Thank you scottw for the info.
When I purchased the unit, there was no umlimited option. The most you could purchase was 5GB at a time. If you did not use all 5GB, tough luck, it would not rollover, expiring after 30 days.
So, $40/month, unlimited is quite impressive WITH NO CONTRACT.
Also the Mifi 2200 supports multiple devices simultaneously, so you can use your iPad and your girlfriend can use her MBP.
Rather interesting, considering Verizon charges an additional monthly fee for their smartphones to bridge via wifi (even if you already pay for a smartphone data plan).
This is also one of the few devices/services that can provide internet access using only cash (no cc associated with the account).
I highly recommend the Mifi2200.
- ydant 16y agoHave you found it shuts down periodically? I was tethered to it all day yesterday (plugged in to the wall and not plugged in), and about halfway through the day it started disconnecting from the WWAN every 30 minutes or so. The "Connect" button in the Web UI didn't reconnect, but powering off and back on fixed it every time. I wonder if I got a bum hardware or if there's something else going on.
- chopsueyar 16y agoHonestly, I have not used it with unlimited mode. I was using the 5GB/month, so I paced myself (never more than 3 hours). I did notice it does run hot, though. Maybe change the orientation of the MiFi. I haven't checked for firmware updates, either. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
- jeffclark 16y agoI had the Sprint version last year and it did the exact same thing. I figured it was overheating or something.