Internet Appliances Reviews

good
the only thing left out of your product is a manual for the compaq ipaq ia-1 home internet appliance were can we get a owners manual or a contact link to this product.

Great, but a lot of trouble
I have to agree with the other people, this is a really nice device, but a lot of aggravation. I bought mine on clearance, and right away started having trouble. Tech-support was great, but it never got fixed. First of all, it would not disconnect when I got a call. Then, my email address wouldn't work, and had to have a "temporary" one. I had it for over three months!! I finally got that fixed, but not before I couldn't get into my email most of the time. Every time I called, they said they were "working" on it. This went on the entire time I was using it. I would go days without getting into my email!! The final straw, was when it would kick off, then have to reload. This went on for a while, so called. They walked me through a process where they had to reload the whole hard drive. All this while doing it long distance. The call was over an hour!! AND, it still didn't fix the problem!!! I gave up, then when I cancelled, I was a day or two past my billing date, so still got charged for the entire month!!! That's MSN for you. Other than that, it is a great device. You can sit on the couch, and watch tv, while surfing the net. It doesn't use your tv, like the Webtv did. If you can put up with the aggravation, go for it.

Great No-Brainer!!!
I bought this and used it for 5 months. Decided to get a regular computer. Spent Way more money and put this back in a box. Just got it back out today. I am sick of complicated computers. My life is hectic enough without having to spend all day trying to figure out this and that on one. Having to delete files, defragmenting,etc. My point is it's not just the cost of a regular computer, its the headache if your not a computer wiz which I'm not. This is perfect for me- I never used all that other stuff on my full size. It does freeze up sometimes, but I've been on this iternet appliance for over an hour without getting kick-off, and my regular P.C. I can't stay on for 10 minutes. I say if you want something easy to understand, and don't want to have to delete files and all the problems that can come with an expensive computer, than this is great for you!!

Should get Nobel Peace prize
My Cradlepoint PHS300 has led to peace and tranquility at home (well, almost.) I can't get DSL or cable based or radio broadband at my home. My USB aircard and 3G were the alternative to dial-up. The next problem was everybody wanted to fight over who got access to the aircard. It was darn near the end of the world if my college daughter living at home locked the air card in her room after wee hour sessions. The PHS300 is functioning wonderfully to share that one 3G connection. It is used everyday, most hours of the day, works all throughout the house, upstairs and downstairs. We have had no problem and I recommend it to everybody. I chose the battery over the alternate ethernet access as I figured with snow and ice season coming my daughter can do college work even if the power is out. I can't wait to take it on vacation at Christmas.

Verry happy with this router
This is awesome!!! I can now share my Verizon USB727 broadband modem with all of my computers.

Works perfect, easy to set up, very portable.

I use it for a mobile hotspot. My wife keeps it in her purse. When She or I need to look something up while out and about, we just turn it on, then use our iPod Touch to broswe the web.

Comes in so handy when price comparing, etc.

I plan on buying the larger Cradlepoint MBR-1000 to keep in my cabin. Then I can just plug the USB modem into it, and have a much larger hotspot for those great weekends in the woods.

Great for Mobile Office!
I like to work anywhere. With the PHS 300 I just whip it out of my pocket and my office wireless is up. Everything works. No cables. I have it on in my briefcase, SUV, fifth wheel, Hawaii, wherever. It fits in your laptop case pocket, briefcase, pants pocket, purse. I just whip it out and insert my verizon usb 727 modem. I'm in my own hotspot. I can share it with my friends for free. We can all go online and power shop, etc. find the right products real fast with separate laptops. It's faster than the modem direct. Also, I don't have to bring up that annoying Verizon access manager prograam to connect. I don't have to have the verizon access manager program monitoring my websites and logging everything I do, like it does. I find I much prefer to use the Verizon modem through the PHS300 router, even if I'm simply using one lap top. It's done. I don't have to think about what laptop I might want to use later. If I'm in the middle of downloading, or have a screen up that I want to show someone or take home, I know my PHS 300 router will be just fine staying up while I drive and I can resume where I left off when I arrive at my destination. I can also turn off the router's wireless with its switch. I called support once. They were great. American. Patient with me. My first one got hot. They took it right back and sent me another one, right away, with software updated for US and Europe, and a sincere apology. I will buy their next product, also, so I can leave them in different vehicles.

Works great and super simple
Super simple to hook up. When I had put the battery in it had some power, i connected it to my Verizon Blackberry 8830 World Phone and in a few seconds it was working. You just need to enter the password (last 6 digits of the MAC address) to connect to the PHS-300. The MAC address was printed on the outside of the case and inside by the battery.


I am using this with my MacBook Pro and an iPod touch and they both hooked up in seconds. MUCH easier than messing with BootCamp or Paralles and Verizon Access Manager.

Works
I had to do a firmware update to get it to work, but after that it works okay. Distance is very limited, I don't get a Excellent connection unless I'm less than 5 ft away.

Good enough
Items arrived quickly and in good condition with no problems. Only caveat was that usage instructions were clearly not written by an English speaker.

The best way to surf the internet and send email !
Hands down the sony plus webtv unit is the best that has ever been made. With it you can surf and send email without any worry about viruses and spyware and best of all
its so easy to use your Grandma or Grandpa could figure it out in minutes. All that
is required is a tv set, a phone line and a monthly subscription from MSN.

Should get Nobel Peace prize
My Cradlepoint PHS300 has led to peace and tranquility at home (well, almost.) I can't get DSL or cable based or radio broadband at my home. My USB aircard and 3G were the alternative to dial-up. The next problem was everybody wanted to fight over who got access to the aircard. It was darn near the end of the world if my college daughter living at home locked the air card in her room after wee hour sessions. The PHS300 is functioning wonderfully to share that one 3G connection. It is used everyday, most hours of the day, works all throughout the house, upstairs and downstairs. We have had no problem and I recommend it to everybody. I chose the battery over the alternate ethernet access as I figured with snow and ice season coming my daughter can do college work even if the power is out. I can't wait to take it on vacation at Christmas.

Verry happy with this router
This is awesome!!! I can now share my Verizon USB727 broadband modem with all of my computers.

Works perfect, easy to set up, very portable.

I use it for a mobile hotspot. My wife keeps it in her purse. When She or I need to look something up while out and about, we just turn it on, then use our iPod Touch to broswe the web.

Comes in so handy when price comparing, etc.

I plan on buying the larger Cradlepoint MBR-1000 to keep in my cabin. Then I can just plug the USB modem into it, and have a much larger hotspot for those great weekends in the woods.

Great for Mobile Office!
I like to work anywhere. With the PHS 300 I just whip it out of my pocket and my office wireless is up. Everything works. No cables. I have it on in my briefcase, SUV, fifth wheel, Hawaii, wherever. It fits in your laptop case pocket, briefcase, pants pocket, purse. I just whip it out and insert my verizon usb 727 modem. I'm in my own hotspot. I can share it with my friends for free. We can all go online and power shop, etc. find the right products real fast with separate laptops. It's faster than the modem direct. Also, I don't have to bring up that annoying Verizon access manager prograam to connect. I don't have to have the verizon access manager program monitoring my websites and logging everything I do, like it does. I find I much prefer to use the Verizon modem through the PHS300 router, even if I'm simply using one lap top. It's done. I don't have to think about what laptop I might want to use later. If I'm in the middle of downloading, or have a screen up that I want to show someone or take home, I know my PHS 300 router will be just fine staying up while I drive and I can resume where I left off when I arrive at my destination. I can also turn off the router's wireless with its switch. I called support once. They were great. American. Patient with me. My first one got hot. They took it right back and sent me another one, right away, with software updated for US and Europe, and a sincere apology. I will buy their next product, also, so I can leave them in different vehicles.

Works great and super simple
Super simple to hook up. When I had put the battery in it had some power, i connected it to my Verizon Blackberry 8830 World Phone and in a few seconds it was working. You just need to enter the password (last 6 digits of the MAC address) to connect to the PHS-300. The MAC address was printed on the outside of the case and inside by the battery.


I am using this with my MacBook Pro and an iPod touch and they both hooked up in seconds. MUCH easier than messing with BootCamp or Paralles and Verizon Access Manager.

Works
I had to do a firmware update to get it to work, but after that it works okay. Distance is very limited, I don't get a Excellent connection unless I'm less than 5 ft away.