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Originally Posted by frede
We're looking at getting the Verizon Jetpack with unlimited service for $65/mo. Is there any advantage to the Jetpack MiFi 7730L ($199) over the Ellipsis MHS900L (was $149 now $49) ?
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The 7730L is much more capable than the MHS900L. The MHS900L is waaaaaay below the 7730L in capability and speed. It only offers. 2.4ghz Wifi while the 7730L has 2.4 and 5.0 ghz wifi. You want both in your RV. When you use your in RV devices on 5ghz wifi (not to be confused with 5g cellular) you'll have a much faster connection.
But if you're buying go for the 8800L, it's their newest and is much more capable than the 7730L. Of special note is the extra bands the 8800L receives. It's much more capable for the future.
MHS900L
Battery Life: 10 hours
# of Connected Devices: 8 Wi-Fi
Dashboard Address:
http://my.jetpack or
http://192.168.1.1.
Networks supported: Verizon LTE Bands: 4, 13
4G/3G/2G: No fallback - LTE only!
LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation: No
LTE Performance Category: Category 3
(Max Theoretical Speed: 100Mbps Down / 50Mbps Up)
Cellular Antenna Ports: None
Wi-Fi Technology / Frequencies: 802.11 b/g/n - 2.4GHz only
Dimensions: 2.34'' x 3.46'' x 0.57'' (2.79oz)
SIM Card Type: Nano
Retail Price: $149
7730L
Battery Life: 24 hours hotspot usage, 27 days standby.
# of Connected Devices: 15 Wi-Fi / Supports USB Tethering
WiFiRanger Tethering: Works Great
Pepwave Tethering: Works Great (except for Surf On-The-Go)
Control Panel:
http://192.168.1.1 or
http://my.jetpack/
Default Password: Random - Check Device Screen
Networks supported:
Verizon LTE Bands: 2, 4, 5, 13, 66
Global Roaming on LTE Bands: 3, 7, 20, 28
4G/3G: HSPA+ 850/1900/2100MHz - Global roaming supported.
3G: Verizon CDMA EVDO Supported
2G: GSM EDGE - Quad band global roaming.
LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation: Yes (3x 20MHz channels)
LTE Performance Category: Category 9
(Max Theoretical Speed: 450Mbps Down / 50Mbps Up)
Cellular Antenna Ports: 2x TS9 'Test Ports' (not official antenna ports, but DO support MIMO)
Wi-Fi Technology / Frequencies: 802.11 b/g/n/a/ac - Simultaneous 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Dimensions: 4.29" x 2.64" x 0.7" / 5.38 oz
SIM Card Type: 4FF / Nano SIM
Retail Price: $199.99 / $49.99 (w/ 2-year contract)
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