Carphone get's MiFi'd

CPW offer MiFi

Mobile communications specialist The Carphone Warehouse will launch a new mobile broadband offering called MiFi which will be bundled in with a Dell laptop for around £400.

What is MiFi?

MiFi is a new product launched by Novatel which will enable up to 5 WiFi enabled devices including mobile phones, laptops, netbook, etc to connect to your very own mobile WiFi hotspot. The credit card sized gadget has an expandable slot for MircoSD HC memory cards up to 16GB which will allow you to share files more easily whilst on the move and according to Novatel the gadget also has built GPS.

The device known as the MiFi2352 plugs into your laptop via a USB connection and then connects to the internet with just one click through the Connection Manager. Just like the new style dongles, no CD is necessary, just simply plug and play. It requires to be charged and will give you 4 hours worth of internet surfing joy with connection speeds supported up to 7.2Mbps and uploading of up to 5.76Mbps.

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