iBox2Go trumpets portable Sprint EV-DO router
By Darren Murph 
posted Jan 22nd 2008 9:23AM
posted Jan 22nd 2008 9:23AM
It's not like we haven't seen truckloads of portable WiFi routers before, but iBox2Go seems pretty jazzed up about its iteration. The dubiously named HotSpot in a Box arrives in a relatively large case that's sure to make avid travelers scratch their heads, and looks to include Sprint's Novatel U727 EV-DO card along with all the required cabling. Consumers can select from a trio of routers: the iB100 features USB only and a single Ethernet port, the iB300 adds PCMCIA and the iB500 tacks on an ExpressCard slot, 802.11n support and three more RJ-45 ports. Reportedly, each unit can handle up to ten simultaneous connections, and you can grab one now for $249.99, $199.99 and $349.99, respectively. Oh, and click on through for a video chock full of enthusiasm about this thing. 
Phil I think you are getting the wrong impression of me. I am in now way a fan of T-Maybe. I am mearly a long time advocate and follower of Sprint and would like to see them go back to doing things for themselfs. I was around for the launch of Sprint and have been here since and I have seen allot of amazing things. I just want the company to go back to the way they were. Sprint as a whole is not going to make it through these dark times if they cannot start having original ideas once again.
Its sad that even in times of job cuts and store closuers that Sprint continues to be a me too company. T-Mobile had the hot spot 8 months ago and here we go. Sprint decides we would like a peice of that. What happened to the inivative company that came out with things like, free first minute free and no contract post paid accounts. This just goes to show what happens when you forget your roots and try sprouting off everyone else.
I don't know if I would say they are following t-mobile here, if you look in the links at the beginning of the article there is a Linksys EV-DO router with a Sprint Card that is dated April 5th 2006...
Your right and how often did you see that Linksys router in stores. Or for that matter sold one? T-Mobile made the Hot Spot at home thing trendy and have sold the heck out of them. Sprint is mearly trying to capitalize on what they have done. I dont fault them for that. I would just like to see them doing things like the VOIP service that they had working 6 or so years ago.
Actually this is just a "me too" version of the Linksys, Junxion Box, Kyocera KR1 etc Wifi/3G routers, these have been around for a couple of years. It's got nothing to do with T-Mobile @Home.
Now that WMWiFiRouter has been released for Windows Mobile, stuff like this is superfluous. All you need is a 6700 or a Mogul and you have a portable 3G WiFi router already.
Hey morphius, when is T-Mobile gonna "me-too" its way into a 3G network?
Whoops, I meant to call out corey seymour. This is what happens when trolling goes bad.
It's not a Hotspot@Home device. It's more of using a sprint data card to allow multiple connections (via a special router) so you can connect more than one laptop/pc wirelessly using the card/router combination.
--James