actually the cradlepoint wifi router is only sold if a cust wnts a regular aircard and after decides he wnts wifi on the aircard....big differences are the mifi has the capability of blocking users and be pasword protected so if u dnt wnt people using ur 5gig cap of broadband u can block them....cradlepoint it jst makes the regular aircard,usb card or xpress card into a wifi stop, to password security so any 1 can tap to ur internet conection so watch out for ur 5 gigs lol
If the CTR-500 (Pictured above) is anything like my battery powered PHS-300 you infact can setup mac filtering, password protection and of course WEP/WPA and all the other normal 802.11 stuff.
I have the Mifi 2200 to replace the PHS-300 and V740 wireless card combo, but when I am on Wifi with the MiFi it disconnects constantly. Sometimes it fine and other times it is disconnecting and reconnecting every few minutes. This is not to be confised with going dormant. I am strongly considering returning the unit and just going back to my Cradlepoint. But the MiFi has almost 4 hours of battery life over the about 3 my PHS-300 has.
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actually the cradlepoint wifi router is only sold if a cust wnts a regular aircard and after decides he wnts wifi on the aircard....big differences are the mifi has the capability of blocking users and be pasword protected so if u dnt wnt people using ur 5gig cap of broadband u can block them....cradlepoint it jst makes the regular aircard,usb card or xpress card into a wifi stop, to password security so any 1 can tap to ur internet conection so watch out for ur 5 gigs lol
If the CTR-500 (Pictured above) is anything like my battery powered PHS-300 you infact can setup mac filtering, password protection and of course WEP/WPA and all the other normal 802.11 stuff.
I have the Mifi 2200 to replace the PHS-300 and V740 wireless card combo, but when I am on Wifi with the MiFi it disconnects constantly. Sometimes it fine and other times it is disconnecting and reconnecting every few minutes. This is not to be confised with going dormant. I am strongly considering returning the unit and just going back to my Cradlepoint. But the MiFi has almost 4 hours of battery life over the about 3 my PHS-300 has.
- K