I have had a Verizon USB air
card for many, many years. Got it a long
time ago when I got my first laptop and wanted to travel with my travel trailer
but still be able to get email and send and receive engineering drawings so
that I could, if necessary, do some work while away. It sure came in handy many times. As you know, the last short trip I took, my
blog didn’t get posted because I couldn’t get my air card to work with Windows
7. Last week I went to the Verizon store
and they told me to go to their web-site and download the latest programs,
which I did. That did not work either,
because Windows 7 kept telling me that it could not find any device. So, yesterday, I took both our laptops up to
the Verizon store along with my air card to see if they could get it to
work. They said that they could but why
not get one of their portable wifi units instead. The big advantage was that you could run four
or five units off the same little device that could fit in my shirt pocket. Now, since both my wife and I have Toshiba
tablets that we both prefer to use over a computer, that sounded like a good
idea. They were having a special on them
and I purchased one along with some insurance that would replace it if it got
damaged. Last night my wife and I tried
it out. We turned our main wifi off and
turned on this new little gadget, laid it on a table and we both used our
tablets and computers. Love it!! It will work great while traveling and my
wife can be on her tablet while we are going down the road. Also makes a great back-up in case the DSL
line goes out.
I guess you would like to see
what I am talking about, so here are a couple of pictures:
I put a quarter next to it to
give you a perspective of the size. Here
is another view showing that it is thin enough to fit in my shirt pocket:
Not sure how long the battery
lasts, but it was only half charged when we purchased it and it ran a lot of
hours last night and it still has lots of life in it. For all you RVers out there, you may want to
consider one of these. Of course you all
probably have one and I am just now discovering them.
I just may have to look into that Version thing, think there is an office in town.
ReplyDeleteHope the tooth doc visit goes well and you back to steak dinners soon.
Since you can carry it around in your shirt pocket, I can see where it could come in very handy in a lot situations, not only when traveling in an RV but a lot of other times and situations.
ReplyDeleteDo that gobberdoo come with an external power source....you know, like a 120 volt power adapter?
ReplyDeleteBB, yes it has a 120 volt charger that came with it.
DeleteThis was a good post. I can relate to all the content.
ReplyDeleteMichael, Thank you, I hope to use it a lot. My usb plug in unit actually cost me more a month than this plan does. Hope you also do not have tooth problems. I got the the second one pulled today and the dentist says all the others are looking good. So, I made an appointment for next week to get them cleaned.
DeleteI had my first tooth since grade school pulled. It was all a new experience for me.
DeleteI never would have had a crown nor a root canal either. Sooo, i've had 2 pulled. One i regret because i think it could have been saved by taking another round of antibiotics, but,,,i didn't, just said pull it.
ReplyDeleteooo yeah,, Glad you posted that about the Wifi thingy.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like the MiFi that I use. I don't run mine off the battery but keep it plugged in. Of course if I was traveling in an RV I might, although I could only use a computer when I stop for the day (not while driving). The picture of your device didn't come up on my computer (I miss tons of pictures on all the blogs for some reason).
ReplyDeleteTrouble, give that you agree with me about never having root canal done, most don't agree.
ReplyDeleteGypsy, the one I got is very small, you don't even feel it in your shirt pocket. I suppose yours is the same. BTW, is my site the only one that you can't see the pictures?
I also agree about crowns and root canals. They are just a place for infections to start, and you don't even know why you don't feel well. I was a dental nurse many years ago, and root canals are just a way for dentists to make big buck from those who have savings or insurance!
DeleteHappy Tails, and Trails, Penny, TX
Looks like a good idea, that wi-fi device... I'll be interested in updates on its performance...
ReplyDeleteTFT, I have tried it out and it works very well. Like any cell phone, I am sure there are dead spots. This will be my connection to the world when I am traveling.
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