![]() On Verizon’s 4G LTE network, you get some amazing speeds. Just like your gas gauge though, the last couple of bars of battery life slip away much faster than the first two! I’m definitely getting more than two hours of it, I suspect it’s more in the 3-4 timeframe. I haven’t completed battery tests yet, but since the Samsung device went a grand total of 40 minutes, it won’t be hard to beat. That battery life indicator is the most beautiful thing, knowing how much time you have left is essential on a device like this. ![]() it has a lovely LCD display on top that shows me my signal strength, BATTERY LIFE and how many computers are connected to it. The Novatel 4G Hotspot is about 2.5 times as thick as the old 3G mifi from Verizon, pushing a half inch thick. But lets talk about the good stuff first. I haven’t lost my wifi connection once in the last week, so right there I’m willing to forgive it some of its other shortcomings. So the most important thing to tell you about this device is that, unlike the Samsung, it actually WORKS. Let’s call it the Novatel 4G Hotspot, shall we? ![]() So I ditched the Samsung device and got the Novatel device, affectionately known as the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi® 4510L. I’ve been very happy with my old 3G MiFi, and the 4G MiFi works flawlessly. I brought the Samsung back, and exchanged it for the Novatel MiFi. About one week after I bought it, the Novatel 4G MiFi came out. I bought this when it first came out, and it was not good. Your review of the Samsung 4G LTE device was right on the money. No such problems with the 4G Novatel mifi. ![]() Same experience, with two different Samsung 4G Hotspots. I was vindicated this week when I received not one but TWO letters about the Samsung 4G hotspot. The woman who supplies me with these devices started accusing me of somehow sabotaging them. While it achieved great speeds, two separate devices were not able to keep a wifi connection. Last week I reviewed the Samsung 4G Hotspot, and I wasn’t very kind. 3–5, 2011 in Los Angeles this year, and early bird pricing ends on July 21st. I also submitted one for how to make a live video podcast, I’ve learned so much in the last year about it I think I have a lot to add to the show.īlogworld Expo is Nov. I think both talks would be really compelling. We submitted two panel ideas – one would be an in depth tutorial on how to make a good audio podcast, and the other is more of a beyond the technical talk – about how to figure out what need you can fill with a podcast, how to grow your audience. This week was the deadline for submissions for Blogworld Expo presentations, so Katie Floyd and I were hard at work getting our papers in. Today is Sunday July 17th, 2011 and this is show number 321. Hi this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Mac Podcast, hosted at, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Macintosh bias. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Pierre Bourgeois, aka explains the differences between Canada and the US in the tech world including what’s available and cost differences. Wayde Gutman, aka gutmach1960 on Twitter reviews his Sony DSX-S200X head unit for connecting his iDevices in his car from. Gruesome story of how I cleaned up my HDD and SSD to play nice. Review by Caleb aka geekosupremo of Think from /think. Novatel 4G Hotspot review to replace the cruddy Samsun device. 3–5, 2011 in Los Angeles this year – early bird pricing ends July 21st.
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