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Sprint Mobile Hotspot does 4G and GPS

Jan 7, 2010 gps navigation, misc news, sprint

Sprint just introduced this sexy looking mobile hotspot called Overdrive. It can bring 3G and 4G goodness to your surrounding as WiFi signal so you can connect many devices including multiple laptops, smartphones, even WiFi enabled cameras. What’s good about this device is that takes a very recent technology such as 4G broadband speeds and makes it available for your ancient WiFi only devices.

The device is actually made by Sierra Wireless and called W801. It has a little LCD screen that makes it is very easy to see what’s going on with the signal, battery level, people connected, etc. It also does GPS data available when on 3G networks but we’re not sure how the connected devices would reach this data (COM4?). It also can take microSD cards where the contents can be seen with any device on your private WiFi hotspot which can range up to 150ft.

How much? $150 ($100 after rebate). How much does monthly mobile broadband cost at Sprint? It starts at $60. But that has a lame 5G cap.

Sprint is the first in the nation to offer 4G in the U.S. covering only select cities (Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland, Ore., San Antonio, Seattle, Abilene, Austin, Bellingham, Boise, Charlotte, Corpus Christi, Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, Honolulu, Killeen/Temple Lubbock, Maui, Midland/Odessa, Milledgeville, Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Salem, Waco, Wichita Falls)

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