Comments on: Novatel's MiFi

By: Gerald Nelson

Gerald Nelson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:47:49 +0000

I have been in the states for a couple of months
bought a midi from Verizon in GF, Montsna,
and it has been doing great for me. I just hope
Telus makes it available.

By: donald jensen

donald jensen — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:22:10 +0000

I purchased a MiFi from Verizon last week it worked fine for a little over a week and then stopped working correctly. After spending hours with Verizon I now find myself with a device that is not supported by Novatel which says tech support from Verizon is the way you must go. Lots of luck they will not replace only return for repair or replacement.
I consider this product a work in progress.

By: G

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:17:40 +0000

This is a CDMA only product so if it were to come to Canada, it would only work on Telus and/or Bell's network. You can not \unlock\ and use with a Rogers SIM card, different technology….

By: Chris Au

Chris Au — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:30:38 +0000

Unfortunately, it's the same theme. i.e., What else is new?

Look at the Lenovo x300/x301 ThinkPads. One of their main selling points is the built-in WWAN modem and antenna. However, good luck finding one that has it north of the border. I have actually spoken with the product manager at Lenovo, and his response is, there is no wireless models in Canada due to lack of demand for it. Huh?!!

They of course, also blame the carriers, but who cares, because interestingly enough, Lenovo does have the built-in wireless 3G modem available as a part that can be ordered from their Canadian parts store. Problem solved… but as far as other 3G equipment goes, we are lagging so far behind.

By: Dave Bilinsky

Dave Bilinsky — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:37:05 +0000

Simon:

Blogged on the Canadian options for the MiFi (until they come to town….)

http://thoughtfullaw.com/2009/05/10/lighting-a-rocket/

Cheers!

Dave

By: Reed solomon

Reed solomon — Sat, 09 May 2009 03:39:26 +0000

If it is simply a 3g modem with a built in 802.11b/g/n router, then it is more than likely you will be able to eventually find one of these things unlocked (or unlock it), take the sim chip out of your rogers 3g usb modem, and simply place it in there. It's the same difference really whether you access 3G with the USB or with this thing instead. But you're probably right, rogers will likely not sell this or anything that requires them to be at all creative in terms of providing solutions to Canadians that we might actually want.

By: Connie Crosby

Connie Crosby — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:45:57 +0000

*Want!*