[PLUG] Boosting WiFi Signals & Cellular Connection of Portable to 'Net

[Chuck Hast]

$90/day, that is really bad. most of those that charge want $9 to $10 /day.
Guess that license must have cost a lot for that 2.4 ghz allocation B=)  or
the routers are made of some very rare material.  What a rip off.
On Dec 5, 2014 5:48 AM, "Rich Shepard" <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Dec 2014, Paul Heinlein wrote:
>
> > Google "verizon mifi" (note the 'm').
>
> Paul,
>
>    Got it.
>
> > You can get pre-paid units from, e.g, Fry's. You can get non-contract
> > monthly rates from Verizon (pricy, but no contract).
>
>    The Veriaon website shows the jetpack model Richard uses as free with a
> 2-year commitment to VZ. Since I've been a customer since they were
> AirTouch
> (1995?) I'll continue with them.
>
> > We have a "Jetpack" on hand at work. If someone needs digital access but
> > is going to be in a place with spotty wi-fi, we just activate it for a
> > month. It's been a while since we've done so, but I seem to recall it
> > being about $50 (with a data cap).
>
>    I'll go to the local VZ store when I return and see what information
> they
> have about costs.
>
>    The mining association convention is at The Nugget in Sparks, and the
> hotel wants $90/day for WiFi access through them. Feh!
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Rich
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