I recently went to India to work with the local office on some internal business processes. Before leaving the states, I had arranged to bring a nifty little device called MiFi from the guys at Xcom Global.
This device acts as a portable wireless hotpot anywhere there is a cell tower signal. Lucky for me that India is pretty well covered with cell towers, with Vodafone being the most common provider.
Once ordered, the package arrived at my house via Fedex. There was a leather pouch with everything I needed inside, manuals, step-by-step guide and even international plugs for Europe, Asia and of course India.
I’m so glad I brought the MiFi with me. I ended up using the MiFi receiver everyday at the office because my laptop was not configured to work on the local network. The speed was not the best (Vodafone India download speeds were about 236Kbps), but it was adequate for my needs.
MiFi supports up to 5 devices, so my colleague and I were able to connect our laptops and sync our smart phones too.
The MiFi device is available for use in 26 countries at a low rate of $17.95 per day with unlimited data usage. I highly recommend this to anyone traveling overseas.
Bonus: Once the MiFi is fully charged, you don’t even have to plug it to a wall socket.
A huge thanks to Mike Schilling from Xcom Global for hooking me up with this device. I’m telling everyone about it!
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