In this video, Telstra gives customers a closer look at the dual-channel HSPA+, 802.11n-capable battery powered 3G Wi-Fi hotspot it launched this morning … along with a few cameos of the Motorola Xoom tablet it’s also selling. Looks like a pretty solid little device — with quite a few more settings and a better management interface than previous Telstra offerings we’ve seen.
Video credit: Telstra
These sort of devices are a good idea but it’s still going to be pretty much a small market.
The only time they’re really going to be useful is when you’re away from your primary connection and there are 2 or more people that need to connect simultaneously, ie. probably not very often.
Still, will wait to see how well they go in the market.
I think the ability of modern smartphones to share their 3G connection via Wi-Fi will eventually make them obsolete, but they still have a place.
Does it have an external (3G) antenna connector?
Not that I’ve seen … although I don’t see why you would need one?
External ant – better reception in marginal areas, connection to car kits. It can make a big difference.
Looks to be a paid advertisement, but where’s the disclosure?
Telstra’s not paying me to embed this video ;) If they were, it would be disclosed as a “sponsored post”.
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