Is That a Hotspot in Your Pocket or are you Just Happy to See me?
While AT&T has just announced two new HSUPA-compatible laptop cards, Sprint will actually be kicking it up a notch soon with a cool little device that works in tandem with their already-available EVDO cards and handsets. The PHS300 is a pocketable EVDO-to-WiFi router that should become available from Sprint on March 1 of this year. Simply connect your EVDO USB modem or EVDO-compatible handset to the PHS300, then plug in your PC or laptop via USB and you’re good to go. Already available for $179 directly from manufacturer Cradlepoint, the unit supports up to four simultaneous connections and packs a beefy 1800 mAh battery along with a DC-in to keep it juiced. It’s still not quite as cool as the freeware S60 application we told you about that lets you turn your Symbian handset into a WiFi router, but the PHS300 should make some Sprint customers happy and provide them with a cool piece of technology that isn’t quite in the mainstream yet. Cradlepoint’s pocket hotspot does have a leg up on JoikuSpot however, in that it features an integrated firewall and WEP/WPA support.
Zach Epstein
Zach Epstein is the Executive Editor of BGR. He has 10 years of industry experience, first in marketing and business development with two private Telcos, then as a writer and editor covering business, technology and telecommunications.
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