Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #8178 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Color: Black
- Brand: Verizon
- Model: MiFi4510
Features
- NOVATEL MIFI 4510L- FLASHED TO VERIZON PREPAID 3G UNLIMITED INETERNET-
Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4510L 4510L WORKS ON VERIZON WIRELESS
Product Description
Not in original box, but in very good shape, USB connecting (charging cable) included
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
41 of 41 people found the following review helpful.
By teacherlady
The Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot (NO CONTRACT) is exactly the device needed for maintaining Internet contact on our vacation. We bought it from Verizon, because Amazon did not sell the no-contract version at the time we bought it. In fact, that is a separate, sad story, detailed in a review of the first unit (contract-only) we actually bought from Amazon. [see http://www.amazon.com/review/R2IZ4M1KI2J69F/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B005EN6FUM&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag= ]Setup of this device was fairly straightforward. However, there were a couple of rough spots. First, the unit only has a single multi-colored LED for operational status feedback. There are four colors (dark green, light (lime) green, yellow, and purple), and the LED can be either flashing or steady. The mysteries of this light are partly explained by a helpful table in the manual, but there is a key omission from the table: the light will be flashing green when the unit is turned off and connected to the charger. The unit has a simple LED display, and it surely would be nice to have a set of 1-word status codes instead of or in addition to the complicated LED. Second, we had to call technical support to get activated and connected. The instructions online were not quite complete enough to enable us to do the required steps without personal assistance. The support call was short-- about 10 minutes-- and polite & efficient.Operation of the device over our two week vacation was flawless. Connections were fast enough and always available, even though our coverage area in the Finger Lakes area of New York State only had 3G service. On the basis of Internet service alone, the only slight criticism we have is that the service is a bit expensive for a given amount of data. On the plus side, the weekly ($15 for 7 days/250 MB, currently) or monthly access plans are just what we needed for infrequent travel usage.Some hints we would have appreciated might help you. First, make sure you buy the no-contract unit, if that is what you want. The exact same model number is used for the contract-only unit! Second, we'd recommend activating and getting familiar with the device before you need it on a trip. Having separate internet access during the setup process would help. Third, be aware of the amount of data your computer uses for various operations. The weekly allotment of 250 MB seems like a lot, but... More than half of our first week's data allocation was used before we realized it: by Windows Update! Turn off the Windows Updates, or switch them to manual. Other companies' updates can be similarly expensive, such as Adobe's Reader or Flash. Also, if you are a "mad browser", and usually use DSL or cable with unlimited data, you might be surprised how the big sites eat your data budget. CNN's home page uses about 7 MB (much of it ads). No problem for modest browsing, but only ~30 pages on big sites is enough to use most of the data limit. Forget streaming audio or video. Finally, to monitor your usage, Windows' wireless connection "Status" tells you how many "packets" have been transferred. One packet is about 2000 bytes, so 250 MB is about 125,000 packets.In summary, this device performs its task very well. Recommended. Four stars if you actually get the right item.ADDENDUM 12/7/2012 - It appears that both Verizon and Amazon have snafus in handling this product. As noted above, Verizon uses the same model number for both the Contract and No-contract version. Beware: they are not interchangeable. Ugh.Now, it appears that the listing for the item corresponding to this review might be for a refurbished item (not in original box?). If it's a refurbished unit, I have no idea whether it is set up as Contract or No-contract mode. Until Amazon comes to grip with this strange mess, I'd recommend buying the No-contract, brand-new item directly from Verizon. Double Ugh.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
By Fred Poore
After recently getting cell service where i live and the only other internet (high or semi high speed) I could get being satellite I decided to try this. It works great. The one I ordered was used but works perfect and I didn't have to sign a two year contract with verizon. Right now its only 3g but have been told 4g is coming and that will be even better.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
By CB
I purchased this device from Verizon to replace my DSL cable for my laptop. I use my laptop to do online college classes, telework, email friends, and do a bit of You Tube surfing. Verizon showed me a coverage map that was grounded in a form of reality that does not exist (yet). AFTER I bought this, and couldn't get web pages to load, couldn't establish a telework connection, and had to wait and wait to do online university coursework, they told me they didn't have all that many transmission towers up yet. I live in Frederick, MD, 50 miles from the nation's capital - third largest city in Maryland. It's not really what I'd consider "remote." They suggested I "move my location" to get it to work right. Hmmm. Having a house to live in, I will have to live at Starbucks in order to do homework? The salesperson forgot to mention this. After-sale support is poor, dismissive. THey offered upgrades, not solutions. I strongly suggest not purchasing this device. If you get it for free, sure, give it a whirl. Never know, miracles do happen.
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