CradlePoint PHS-300 Portable Personal WiFi Hotspot, Creates a Secure WiFi Hotspot from Broadband Enabled Cell Phones & Modems.

List Price: $179.99 Discount Price: $149.95

Features:

• A WiFi extension to Cellular Broadband
• Compliant with IEEE 802.11 b/g Standards
• Tethers to Cellular phone or Cellular USB modem for WiFi access anywhere in coverage
• Compact and portable
• Charges handset via USB or powers USB modem

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Product [Posted on 2008-06-08]
Very useful little product.

Very easy to setup and use.

I use it with my Verizon Wireless Broadband account and my Pantech UM150 USB broadband modem.

Creates a WiFi access point anywhere your broadband works.

I also bought the car power adapter and travel case. I can create a WiFi access point in the car, RV, or boat. Works really nice !

Highly recommended for its usefulness, ease of setup and design.

Works [Posted on 2008-07-21]
I had to do a firmware update to get it to work, but after that it works okay. Distance is very limited, I don't get a Excellent connection unless I'm less than 5 ft away.

Works great and super simple [Posted on 2008-08-08]
Super simple to hook up. When I had put the battery in it had some power, i connected it to my Verizon Blackberry 8830 World Phone and in a few seconds it was working. You just need to enter the password (last 6 digits of the MAC address) to connect to the PHS-300. The MAC address was printed on the outside of the case and inside by the battery.


I am using this with my MacBook Pro and an iPod touch and they both hooked up in seconds. MUCH easier than messing with BootCamp or Paralles and Verizon Access Manager.

Great for Mobile Office! [Posted on 2008-08-28]
I like to work anywhere. With the PHS 300 I just whip it out of my pocket and my office wireless is up. Everything works. No cables. I have it on in my briefcase, SUV, fifth wheel, Hawaii, wherever. It fits in your laptop case pocket, briefcase, pants pocket, purse. I just whip it out and insert my verizon usb 727 modem. I'm in my own hotspot. I can share it with my friends for free. We can all go online and power shop, etc. find the right products real fast with separate laptops. It's faster than the modem direct. Also, I don't have to bring up that annoying Verizon access manager prograam to connect. I don't have to have the verizon access manager program monitoring my websites and logging everything I do, like it does. I find I much prefer to use the Verizon modem through the PHS300 router, even if I'm simply using one lap top. It's done. I don't have to think about what laptop I might want to use later. If I'm in the middle of downloading, or have a screen up that I want to show someone or take home, I know my PHS 300 router will be just fine staying up while I drive and I can resume where I left off when I arrive at my destination. I can also turn off the router's wireless with its switch. I called support once. They were great. American. Patient with me. My first one got hot. They took it right back and sent me another one, right away, with software updated for US and Europe, and a sincere apology. I will buy their next product, also, so I can leave them in different vehicles.

Verry happy with this router [Posted on 2008-09-06]
This is awesome!!! I can now share my Verizon USB727 broadband modem with all of my computers.

Works perfect, easy to set up, very portable.

I use it for a mobile hotspot. My wife keeps it in her purse. When She or I need to look something up while out and about, we just turn it on, then use our iPod Touch to broswe the web.

Comes in so handy when price comparing, etc.

I plan on buying the larger Cradlepoint MBR-1000 to keep in my cabin. Then I can just plug the USB modem into it, and have a much larger hotspot for those great weekends in the woods.

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