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Product spotlight video on the new Cradlepoint MBR1200 3G/4G cellular mobile broadband router, available at http://j.mp/mbr1200 -- check out the hand-on review at: http://j.mp/MBR1200

Wilson's SignalBoost DT (left) is perfect for home and office use, and the MobilePro (right) is great for travelers!

In partnership with Wilson Electronics, one of the leading manufacturers of signal boosting antennas, amplifiers, and repeaters, 3Gstore is giving away two complete wireless repeater kits! Wilson's SignalBoost DT and SignalBoost MobilePro are two of the most popular all-in-one repeater kits, and YOU can score one of them absolutely free by entering 3Gstore's contest.

Who: Any mobile broadband or cell phone/PDA user over 18 living within the US is eligible to enter and win, with the exception of 3Gstore and Wilson Electronics employees.

What: One winner will be selected by 3Gstore to receive a free SignalBoost DT, and a second winner will be selected by 3Gstore to receive a free SignalBoost MobilePro.

Where: Email your submission to contest@3gstore (multiple submissions will NOT increase your chance of winning and may result in disqualification). The email must explain which of the two products you hope to win and WHY, which cellular devices you will use it with, your full name, address, email address, and phone number (your personal information will be kept confidential).

When: The contest begins NOW and will end at midnight CST on October 23, 2009. The winner will be announced by October 30.

Why: Because these are excellent products that allow cellular users to get the most out of their service!

More details: Visit http://3gstore.com/contest for full details. If you have any questions about the contest, call 3Gstore at 866-3GSTORE or email us at contest@3gstore.com.

Cradlepoint's latest edition to their lineup of 3G/4G mobile broadband routers, the MBR1200, is now available from 3Gstore, and the review is live at EVDOinfo!

The MBR1200 features five ports for cellular modems (three USB, one ExpressCard slot, and one PCMCIA card slot), more than any other Cradlepoint router, and also features wireless "N" for a wide WiFi range, great VPN functionality, and a built-in four-port ethernet switch that offers not just 10/100 speeds, but also 1000mbp/s LAN connectivity (a.k.a. "gigabit ethernet"). It is arguably the MOST versatile a 3G/4G cellular router on the market today!

CradlePoint MBR1200 Shipping This Week!

The CradlePoint MBR1200 will be shipping from 3Gstore.com later this week (first retailer to offer the MBR1200). The MBR1200 has a MSRP of $299.99. The MBR1200 offers business users the following:

• Multiple IPSec VPN Sessions
• PCMCIA Support (anyone still use these?)
• Gigabit
• Wireless N
• 3G/4G Failover

For more info on the MBR1200, see the following links:

• CradlePoint MBR1200 - 3Gstore.com
• MBR1200 Info on EVDOinfo.com
• MBR1200 - Discuss on EVDOforums.com
• MBR1200 Initial Post

Images of the MBR1200 and the MBR1200 Security Enclosure and the MBR1200 External WiFi Antennas

For a limited time, receive a FREE Booster Antenna ($57.95 value) when you purchase a Sprint 598U with 2-year service from 3Gstore.com!

With a new 2-year Sprint Mobile Broadband contract, the 598U is just $29.99 from 3Gstore, plus you'll also receive a $50 mail-in rebate from Sprint - meaning you MAKE $20! If you place your order for the Sprint 598U with 2-year contract with 3Gstore through October 10, 2009, we'll also send you a FREE Booster Antenna for the 598U - a $57.95 value!

In a major address given this morning, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski presented the case for net neutrality... here's an excerpt of the speech he gave:

This is not about government regulation of the Internet. It’s about fair rules of the road for companies that control access to the Internet. We will do as much as we need to do, and no more, to ensure that the Internet remains an unfettered platform for competition, creativity, and entrepreneurial activity.

This is not about protecting the Internet against imaginary dangers. We’re seeing the breaks and cracks emerge, and they threaten to change the Internet’s fundamental architecture of openness. This would shrink opportunities for innovators, content creators, and small businesses around the country, and limit the full and free expression the Internet promises. This is about preserving and maintaining something profoundly successful and ensuring that it’s not distorted or undermined. If we wait too long to preserve a free and open Internet, it will be too late.

Some will seek to invoke innovation and investment as reasons not to adopt open Internet rules. But history’s lesson is clear: Ensuring a robust and open Internet is the best thing we can do to promote investment and innovation. And while there are some who see every policy decision as either pro-business or pro-consumer, I reject that approach; it’s not the right way to see technology’s role in America.

An open Internet will benefit both consumers and businesses. The principles that will protect the open Internet are an essential step to maximize investment and innovation in the network and on the edge of it -- by establishing rules of the road that incentivize competition, empower entrepreneurs, and grow the economic pie to the benefit of all.

Read the entire speech here, or watch the video here.

You may have heard of the Sierra Wireless USB 598 EVDO device for Sprint's network, but now it is available for use on the Verizon Wireless network from 3Gstore.com!

What makes the USB 598 (598U) for Verizon from 3Gstore so special?

• The USB 598 is the first & only EVDO device available for Verizon that supports GPS
• It is the first EVDO device that supports SMS text messaging on Mac computers
• First 3G Device to have native Windows 7 support
• Full Mac OS X Support (Leopard, Snow Leopard)
  
• 3Gstore.com support included
• Compatible with CradlePoint Routers (including GPS Tracking support within the router admin)
  

The USB 598 for Verizon is available from 3Gstore for $229.99 with NO contract, making it a great device for existing customers to upgrade to. If you need to sign up for service as well, activation credits are available - contact 3Gstore for more information.

Click to read our full review of the
Sierra Wireless USB 598 for Verizon

Discuss the 598U for Verizon on the EVDO Forums

Sales and customer service representatives for carriers like Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T are typically quite knowledgeable about phones and PDAs, but when it comes to mobile broadband, the reps are often under-informed at best and clueless at worst. Inquiring about mobile broadband in a carrier's store can product some scary results - we've heard carrier reps say some wacky and downright untrue things about mobile broadband!

One of our customers called us inquiring about 3G routers, concerned that using their aircard in a router would use up their 5GB faster than using it directly in a computer. A Verizon rep had "cautioned" the customer against using a router, telling him that having his aircard in a router would eat up his 5GB allowance quickly, no matter what the computers connected to the router were doing.

That is NOT true. Routers do NOT "use up" data themselves. All a router does is accept the internet connection from the aircard and then allow you to share it with multiple computers or WiFi devices. The only time you actually USE data is when the devices CONNECTING to the router (your laptops, TiVO, Playstation, XBox, etc) are using data. If the aircard is plugged into the router but all the computers/devices connected to the router are off or dormant, no data is being used. Of course, when you are sharing the connection with multiple devices/computers you may hit your 5GB limit faster then if you were only using computer, but that is not because of the router (remember that you can always check how much data you're using online - click here to find out how).

This obviously begs the question: why would a Verizon rep say such a thing? Shouldn't they know how their own products and services work? There are a couple reasons why a rep might not give you accurate information about mobile broadband and routers:

• They are not familiar with mobile broadband. Unfortunately, many carrier employees are simply under-trained when it comes to mobile broadband, or don't understand the technology. Many reps have truly never heard of an antenna or router for mobile broadband devices.
  
• Alternatively, some reps DO understand the technology but would rather you purchase another card and service than share one card in a router. After all, Verizon associates' main goal is to get new sales.
  

The moral of this story is that when it comes to mobile broadband, employees and representatives for the carriers themselves are largely uninformed or may give inaccurate information just to make a sale. That's why 3Gstore has such a great reputation - we live and breathe mobile broadband and customer service is our number # priority, NOT making sales. Just like doctors advise folks to go to a site that is endorsed by doctors when doing research about their health online, the same goes for taking advice on mobile broadband products: go straight to the experts, don't rely on carrier reps whose specialty is cell phones and not mobile broadband!

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Related links:

• Why buy from 3Gstore?
  
• What can I do with 5GB?
• Which 3G router is best for me?
• Check your Verizon/Sprint/AT&T Mobile Broadband usage
  

http://bit.ly/3G-Coverage

If you're subscribed Sprint's "Everything Data" plan, Sprint has some good news for you: with their new "Any Mobile, Anytime" addition, you can now call ANY mobile number on ANY carrier in the US without using your minute allowance! The "Everything Data" plan has always been popular, as it includes a minute allowance and unlimited messaging and data use on your phone, but the plan is even more of a bargain now that calling any mobile number on any US carrier will not use your minutes.

The "Everything Data" plan is available for individual and family lines. Individual subscribers can opt for 450 minutes for $69.99/mo or 900 minutes for $89.99/mo; for family plans, users can share 1500 minutes for $129.99/mo or 3000 minutes for $169.99/mo (for two lines - additional lines will add $19.99/mo).

If you're already subscribed the the Everything Data plan, you don't have to do anything to take advantage of this new feature. If you'd like to sign up for Sprint service or upgrade your existing phone, you can order securely from 3Gstore.