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(Incredibly, Verizon even suggests that you could use the MiFi at home as your
primary family Internet service. Sharing a cellular-modem account was something
it strenuously discouraged only two years ago.)
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Yes, it means that a single charge can get you through a full day of on-and-off Internet noodling, even though the battery is supposed to run for only four hours a charge (it’s rated at 40 hours of standby). But once the MiFi is asleep, your Wi-Fi bubble is gone until you tap the power button.
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This gizmo is a full-blown wireless router with full-blown configuration
controls. If you type 192.168.1.1 into your Web browser’s address bar — a trick
well known to network gurus — the MiFi’s settings pages magically appear. Now
you can do geeky, tweaky tasks like changing the password or the wireless
network name, limiting access to specific computers, turning on port forwarding
(don’t ask) .
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Windows feature called Internet Sharing, which rebroadcasts the signal via
Wi-Fi, just like the MiFi.
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(The MiFi recharges from a wall outlet; it still works as a hot spot while it’s
plugged in.)
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