Click Image to see Price!Overdrive Pro 3G/4G
The Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 Prepaid Mobile Hotspot was my first choice when I first started using the Virgin Mobile / Sprint network. I knew what I was getting myself into after using that modem. Knowing where I was, I knew I was going to need a Signal Booster. I found the Wilson Electronics – Sleek – Cell Phone Signal Booster, Which is a cradle. I also used it in conjuction with my ARC Wireless Freedom antenna. Which I have had for over a few years now. So I know how useful this little guy can be!
You can use it without the Freedom antenna, because the Cell Phone Signal Booster comes with an Mini Antenna that can be used put outside on the roof or someplace to get a better signal I like the Freedom Antenna because of it’s Bi-Directional amplification. I can point it at One tower and get a faster connection and faster speeds. It isn’t as though you have a way to Hack it to increase the Signal strength just yet. I am sure someone will do it sooner or later, when they do I will know about it myself. With it being a 4G modem though, I have been wondering when Sprint is going to bring 4G LTE to my area!
The Pro’s
I can only come up with a few but here goes some of the most common ones:
- More Display Information — No more guessing if I have a signal or not. For that matter, no more guessing if there is an update or something is wrong.
- 4G Possibility — If and when Sprint decides to give my area the 4g access, it should dramatically boost my speed by 50%. I don’t know when but I am confident that it will happen. Walmart no longer sells the Mifi 2200’s 3G only cards so I am sure it is coming. You can buy an Overdrive Pro Dock for it but only for 4G, not 3g.
- Micro SD Card Slot — Great way to share music with all your devices at once. No more having to switch from one device to another to find that one song. You can keep it on the Overdrive and listen to it when you want to.
- The UI isn’t bad — Comes with a lot of bells and whistles. You can have all kinds of sounds when you loose signal or when someone connects to the device. So you have an audible notification when something happens. The Router menu has some great things you can do with settings to improve security.
Basically that is it for right now. I am sure I will have more on the pro’s later on.
Cons!
- Bulky — Not as thin as the Mifi 2200 card that I once had so it isn’t as easily concealable.
- Not Unlimited 3G — When I first started using the Mifi 2200 card, I was unlimited but if you are going to buy it right now without having an account that has unlimited 3G. Then you will have to pay 55$ for 10 Gigabyte a month. I am on the grandfather clause so it is unlimited 3G for me!
- 4G — Just like it being a Pro, it is also a con. Without the 4G capability it isn’t really unlimited to everyone. Hopefully it will be soon though.
- Price — After buying this new modem it wasn’t as cheap as the Mifi 2200, but I thought it was time for a change. So you can always buy the Mifi 2200 card a little cheaper. Don’t know how long they will be selling those on Amazon so get them while you can!
All in All I am pretty happy with the speed and the use of the Overdrive Pro. I will be talking it about it more and more in the coming weeks so stay tuned! I might even have a few hacks or tricks for this little device also.
