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Topic: Wow! New 4G wireless device really working well

Last year I purchased an LG 4G wireless device to get my internet from as we built a new home out in the middle of the county and no providers are around us.  Bottom line is I could only get a 3G signal; it wouldn't pick up the 4G effectively.  I went back to the Verizon store the other night and discussed how to best connect my new little tablet and they shipped me my own little 4G MiFi device.  This device allows me to run my desktop, my laptop and my tablet on a wireless network.  I had to purchase a USB connector for my desktop to work, but so far, everything seems great and it is much faster than what I had before.  I also can just pick the small MiFi device up and carry it with me whereever I go.  I like it;   so far anyway.

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Re: Wow! New 4G wireless device really working well

We have one of those at work.  We call it "The Verizon Puck" and it's awesome. I do a lot of demos in customer buildings where network connectivity is sometimes hard to get.  I put the puck in my front pocket and become a walking talking hot-spot.

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Re: Wow! New 4G wireless device really working well

Wow, so 4G does exist. I was thinking is was on the same list as bigfoot, the loch ness monster, chupacabra, and aliens. Funny, you can get 4G out in the middle of the country, but I can't get regular phone service in the back of Home Depot. Something wrong here!!!!

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I think it's chupacabras that install the 4G comm towers.  They're very difficult to train because they keep eating the trainers. 

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Re: Wow! New 4G wireless device really working well

jerome.oneil wrote:

We have one of those at work.  We call it "The Verizon Puck" and it's awesome. I do a lot of demos in customer buildings where network connectivity is sometimes hard to get.  I put the puck in my front pocket and become a walking talking hot-spot.

I don't think I would like to be a walking hot spot,do people aim phones,blackberrys and laptops at you?

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Re: Wow! New 4G wireless device really working well

Zurf wrote:

I think it's chupacabras that install the 4G comm towers.  They're very difficult to train because they keep eating the trainers. 

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Re: Wow! New 4G wireless device really working well

very cool about the hotspot and getting service in the sticks!

The hubster and I got new phones right before Christmas, both are 4G... we only get 3G coverage here at home, but just about everywhere we go that's a "major" area (even the little small cities nearby) have 4G coverage.  I like it... and I pretty much just use my wifi at home so I don't need 4G here.

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Re: Wow! New 4G wireless device really working well

dino48 wrote:
jerome.oneil wrote:

We have one of those at work.  We call it "The Verizon Puck" and it's awesome. I do a lot of demos in customer buildings where network connectivity is sometimes hard to get.  I put the puck in my front pocket and become a walking talking hot-spot.

I don't think I would like to be a walking hot spot,do people aim phones,blackberrys and laptops at you?

Oddly enough, yes they do.  It's an occupational hazard.  smile

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jerome.oneil wrote:
dino48 wrote:
jerome.oneil wrote:

We have one of those at work.  We call it "The Verizon Puck" and it's awesome. I do a lot of demos in customer buildings where network connectivity is sometimes hard to get.  I put the puck in my front pocket and become a walking talking hot-spot.

I don't think I would like to be a walking hot spot,do people aim phones,blackberrys and laptops at you?

Oddly enough, yes they do.  It's an occupational hazard.  smile

Jerome I hope they do have good aim! You might walk around and collect a fee for use, you could make some decent lunch money. This could be a new form of busking.

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Re: Wow! New 4G wireless device really working well

We also have one of those at work though I think that 3g suits me quite well already and I think that the additional cost would only be justified if everything goes well already and devices support 4g speeds. 

Though I would like to really give it a try some time.  There is actually a broadband router where you can stick that portable usb device to make it transmit signals wirelessly.