uneasysilence.com - 10/24/2009
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There are very few technologies I will swear by… First is Wifi, the second is a high speed anywhere cellular connection. Now mix the two and you will find the technological crush of my life, the Mifi! Those who own it will agree it is a little godsend for the mobile road warrior – and now its ...
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The MiFi Updates
Zatz Not Funny! —
... blackout. However, the iPhone is very good at power management and severs WiFi connections when not in use. And the MiFi also hibernates after a few minutes of inactivity. Creating a somewhat annoying scenario that requires ‘rebooting’ the MiFi. Perhaps it shouldn’t be a huge deal, but the MiFi has such amazing WiFi range (given it diminutive size) that I’m not always near it when I want it active.
Fortunately, both Verizon and Sprint MiFi owners were treated to our first firmware update earlier this week:
Now fully compatible with ...
MiFi Gets Firmware Upgrade
jkOnTheRun —
... via USB. You will find the upgrade firmware selection under the Options menu in the Verizon Access Manager (VAM) program. The upgrade only takes 5 minutes and the PRL will be updated after the firmware upgrade is completed. Note that it is not possible to upgrade the firmware using the Mac version of the VAM. I also attempted to apply the upgrade on Windows 7 running under Parallels Desktop on the Mac and that would not work. It applied fine on Windows 7 on a non-Mac PC.
(uneasysilence via zatznotfunny) ...
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