Sat May 09, 2009 7:14 am
Verizon Wireless plans to launch the MiFi 2200, a new portable hotspot device that creates a personal Wi-Fi cloud to share high-speed Internet with gadgets such as laptops, netbooks, cameras, gaming devices or portable MP3 players.
Made by Novatel, the MiFi 2200 is tiny -- the thickness of three credit cards -- and small enough to fit in a pocket.
It has built-in EV-DO Rev. A and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g modems and delivers high-speed 3G Internet connectivity from Verizon Wireless' 3G network to up to five Wi-Fi-enabled gadgets.
"With projected growth rates of over 30 percent for Wi-Fi mobile phones, MiFi will be of great benefit to both business customers and consumers," said Mike Lanman, chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. "It gives customers the flexibility to transform their Wi-Fi-enabled consumer electronics into Mobile Broadband devices and to choose how and when they need to be connected at a price point that will match most budgets."
The MiFi will be available starting May 17 for $100 with a $50 rebate. Customers can subscribe to a $40 montly plan for 250MB of data or a $60 monthly plan for 5GB of data. A 24-hour "DayPass" costs $15.
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