MiFi deals?

Feek · 27-06-2010, 12:08

I want to get a MiFi but I don't want to be paying full price. Anyone seen any deals?

I'd rather be on a PAYG but a cheap monthly package would probably suffice. I won't be transferring much data through it.

Feek · 01-07-2010, 18:11

I picked one up for £24.99 from Best Buy and I'm at mums now with my wifi iPad going through the MiFi. Superb!

Del Lardo · 02-07-2010, 00:18

Which one did you get? For £25 I could be tempted to get one and stick my SIM card in rather than using the ****e software the dongle manufacturers produce for OSX.

Feek · 02-07-2010, 13:09

It's just the boggo standard MiFi that 3 sell. Best Buy have limited stocks of it at the moment because there's a new model due out soon.

Out of the box it's a bit fiddely because when you turn it on, wifi is off by default and it has an annoying wifi timeout. There's also no indication all the time that it's switched on and you have to push one of the buttons to connect to the internet.

There's a new firmware available which means you can do a one button connect. It switches the unit on, turns on wifi and will autoconnect the internet. It also forces one of the display icons on all the time.

From what I understand, the new model introduces a one button connect. Well I've got one now!

27-06-2010, 12:08	#1
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	MiFi deals? I want to get a MiFi but I don't want to be paying full price. Anyone seen any deals? I'd rather be on a PAYG but a cheap monthly package would probably suffice. I won't be transferring much data through it. __________________

01-07-2010, 18:11	#2
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	I picked one up for £24.99 from Best Buy and I'm at mums now with my wifi iPad going through the MiFi. Superb! __________________

02-07-2010, 13:09	#4
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	It's just the boggo standard MiFi that 3 sell. Best Buy have limited stocks of it at the moment because there's a new model due out soon. Out of the box it's a bit fiddely because when you turn it on, wifi is off by default and it has an annoying wifi timeout. There's also no indication all the time that it's switched on and you have to push one of the buttons to connect to the internet. There's a new firmware available which means you can do a one button connect. It switches the unit on, turns on wifi and will autoconnect the internet. It also forces one of the display icons on all the time. From what I understand, the new model introduces a one button connect. Well I've got one now! __________________

02-07-2010, 00:18	#3
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Which one did you get? For £25 I could be tempted to get one and stick my SIM card in rather than using the ****e software the dongle manufacturers produce for OSX.