Cradlepoint CRADLE-PHS300 Personal Hotspot (Black)

List Price: $179.99 Discount Price: $167.95

Features:

• Travel Router

Customer Reviews:

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.

Should get Nobel Peace prize [Posted on 2008-10-21]
My Cradlepoint PHS300 has led to peace and tranquility at home (well, almost.) I can't get DSL or cable based or radio broadband at my home. My USB aircard and 3G were the alternative to dial-up. The next problem was everybody wanted to fight over who got access to the aircard. It was darn near the end of the world if my college daughter living at home locked the air card in her room after wee hour sessions. The PHS300 is functioning wonderfully to share that one 3G connection. It is used everyday, most hours of the day, works all throughout the house, upstairs and downstairs. We have had no problem and I recommend it to everybody. I chose the battery over the alternate ethernet access as I figured with snow and ice season coming my daughter can do college work even if the power is out. I can't wait to take it on vacation at Christmas.

Hot Spot on the Go [Posted on 2008-12-30]
This device is great! I am using it with the Verizon USB727 modem. I had to first activate the modem in one computer using the Verizon software that came with it before it would work with the PHS300. But, then it worked immediately when I attached it to the PHS300. Verizon software finally works in the Mac OS without having to go through Parallels.

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