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Lookin' for a Verizon or Verizon-compatible MiFi - deckeda - 11-27-2013
No contract --- it'll only be used a few times a year, and must be able to do 3G. In fact, if it's "only" 3G that'd be OK as well.
Re: Lookin' for a Verizon or Verizon-compatible MiFi - cbelt3 - 11-27-2013
Not what you need, but I've got a Virgin Mobile Mifi with a kinda dead battery that I can mail you.
Re: Lookin' for a Verizon or Verizon-compatible MiFi - deckeda - 11-27-2013
That uses the Sprint network? The only network available where we're going is Verizon.
Re: Lookin' for a Verizon or Verizon-compatible MiFi - Dennis S - 11-27-2013
Aren't there some on ebay?
Re: Lookin' for a Verizon or Verizon-compatible MiFi - Black - 11-27-2013
Why does Mi-Fi sound vaguely dirty?
Re: Lookin' for a Verizon or Verizon-compatible MiFi - deckeda - 11-28-2013
Dennis S wrote:
Aren't there some on ebay?
There's a ton on eBay. But I really don't know anything about them nor what to look for besides the ability to backslide down to 3G and use with a new pay-as-you-go or month-to-month service. Good ESN? Bad ESN? Flashed? (Why?)
Re: Lookin' for a Verizon or Verizon-compatible MiFi - Dennis S - 11-28-2013
deckeda wrote:
[quote=Dennis S]
Aren't there some on ebay?
There's a ton on eBay. But I really don't know anything about them nor what to look for besides the ability to backslide down to 3G and use with a new pay-as-you-go or month-to-month service. Good ESN? Bad ESN? Flashed? (Why?)
I don't know any of that either. I did talk to a Verizon rep once and he said for sure there would be no contract. Maybe a rep would steer you right. Maybe keep calling different places until you get an answer.
Re: Lookin' for a Verizon or Verizon-compatible MiFi - mrlynn - 11-28-2013
Hey, I've got one I want to sell!
Here's the CL ad: http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/mob/4217616289.html
And here's the text:
Verizon MiFi 4G LTE 4510L Jetpack Hotspot
Lightly used on trips. Looks brand new!
$105
Let me add, in case there are some who wonder:
What this does is use a cellular-phone connection to create a wireless Internet
connection with a radius of about 10 feet. I think five people can use it
simultaneously. It's great if you need to work on your laptop and don't want
to compromise your security by using public wireless services in restaurants,
airports, etc. The hotspot allows you to access the Internet over your own
phone line, and is password protected, so no strangers can log on.
Note: If use use an iPhone as a hotspot, you cannot receive calls will the hotspot is turned on. So if you are traveling and need to receive calls, this Jetpack will still come in handy.
If you sign a contract, you can get one of these for next to nothing from Verizon, but if not you'll have to pay. I don't know if this is a good price or not, but I need to cover my line-termination charge for this thing. If you want to make an offer, PM me.
/Mr Lynn