Have you heard of Rover? If not, this may interest those that aren’t into having contracts as well as those who are always on the go. Rover shares the same network as Clearwire’s existing service but offers more convenient pricing plans and unique, easy to carry devices. Plans available are $50 for a month of data service, $20 for a week or $5 for a day, with no agreements or data caps. Isn’t that cool?
Rover currently offers two devices: the Rover Puck portable Wi-Fi router, priced at $149.99, and the Rover Stick USB modem, for $99.99. Puck around town with friends and connect up to eight laptops/Wi-Fi devices on your personal, high-speed Wi-Fi hotspot with the Rover puck. You and your friends can stream media together, game online, check in at your favorite social networks, or cruise the Web on the fly. Not going to have anyone around and no need to share your connection? Get the Rover Stick and enjoy mobile internet at broadband speeds.
Rover Puck Specs:
- Speed: 4G speeds (3-6 Mbps download average)
- Battery: Up to 4 hours
- Range: Range of 100+ feet
- Connectivity: Link up to 8 laptops/Wi-Fi devices
- Wi-Fi Modes: 802.11 b/g/n, WEP (64 & 128 bit) or WPA / WPA2 / Wi-Fi
- Devices: Laptops, digi-cams, game consoles, DVRs, smart phones, and almost every Wi-Fi enabled device
- SSID: Two Service Set IDs – one for you and one for your Puck friends
- Configuration: Get connected using any browser you want
- Charging: Includes a USB, wall adapter and car charger
- Convenience: Fits in your back pocket
- Easy Startup: Quick connections with little or no configuration
You may ask how do I share my puck with friends?
1. Enter ”Puck” in the browser or 192.168.0.1
2. Go to Setup
3. Select Guest Setup
4. Setup Guest SSID by following the instructions on the screen.
5. Tell your friends to connect using the Guest SSID password. When your friends check for networks available they’ll be able to see and select the SSID of your device.
Rover Stick Specs:
- Memory: 32 Mb of Flash Memory
- Diversity: MIMO B / Transmit Delivery for constant high performance
- Security: EAP TLS Authorization and 256 bit encryption
- Ease: Rover Connection Manager client software
- Interface: USB
- Technology: Mobile WiMAX Wave 2
- Band: 2.5 GHz
- Rover Stick Connection Manager is compatible with: Windows XP SP3 & newer; Vista (32 & 64 bit); Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit); Mac OS 10.5.x (Leopard); Mac OS 10.6.x (Snow Leopard)
- Download: Up to 3-6 Mbps
- Upload: Up to 1 Mbps
- Type ”Seriously” in the Hustle Code field in Re-Up to receive three months of Rover for $140. That’s a $10 savings!
Have you purchased one of these devices? Let us know how you like it.
Source: Rover