Novatel MiFi 2200 gets new firmware, now stays on even when you don't need it

by Tim Stevens Oct 26th 2009 @ 9:05AM

MiFi gets new firmware, now stays on even when you don't need it

If you're using one of the various MiFi incarnations, you may have been slightly annoyed at the thing shutting itself down after a few minutes of inactivity. It's a lovely feature to save juice when running disconnected -- a little less desirable when running on AC. There's a new firmware in town and it does away with such bad behavior whilst also adding better compatibility with the Nintendo DS and BlackBerry Curve. It's not an automatic update, though, so you'll need to dig through some menus to make the magic happen, but we're sure you can figure it out. (If you get stuck, the read link has pictures.)

[Via Zatz Not Funny]

Filed under: Others, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Misc, Accessories

Tags: accessories, firmware, firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, mifi, mifi 2200, Mifi2200, novatel mifi, novatel mifi 2200, NovatelMifi, NovatelMifi2200, others, sprint, verizon, verizon wireless, verizonwireless, wifi, wireless router, WirelessRouter

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2busy2blog @ Oct 26th 2009 12:40PM

For Verizon MiFi users here is how you upgrade: http://community.vzw.com/t5/Broadband-Netbook-MiFi-Devices/Mifi-2200-FIRMWARE-NOW-AVAILABLE/m-p/94989%3Bjsessionid=E543E2C1842F708014E46660FC4E7419

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spassmeister @ Oct 26th 2009 1:58PM

am I the only one who believes the idea of a dedicated "portable access point" is dumb? Why do we need to carry ANOTHER device when a 3G phone should simply be modified to do the same thing? There are phones today that will provide the ability to WiFi attach, and laptops (with 3G usb dongles). This idea has been around for at least five years, or, since 3G services were first rolled out.

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