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The editors liked
Decent battery life
Acceptable throughput
Tiny size makes it wonderfully portable – put it in your jacket pocket or velcro it to your laptop lid
Competitive pricing
Those adept at persuasion may never again have a cellular data bill courtesy of Soci
Simple
Easy-to-use hotspot
No contract
Pay as you go
Data does not expire
Up to 8 people can connect at once
You earn data when people use your hotspot
True pay-as-you-go pricing
100MB of data awarded when someone uses your hotspot to sign up for a Karma account
True payasyougo pricing
Affordable prepaid mobile data. Potential for limitless free data. Good speeds where WiMax is available.
No contract or monthly fee. Purchased data does not expire. Share your connection and earn free data.
The editors didn't like
Coverage outside of cities is non-existent
But the 2014 LTE migration will change that
A bit pricey upfront
Wagering that you can refer others to earn bandwidth is a bit of a gamble
Not currently an easy way to share bandwidth with someone else
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Coverage is limited but expanding
Coverage limited to WiMax in 80 cities
Data more expensive than what's available with monthly plans offered by some carriers
No clear path to LTE hardware upgrades. Potential security risks. Up-front cost is a bit steep
Slow network. Most Internet users are wary of unknown free networks. Non-customizable SSIDs
Published: 2014-08-01, Author: Pat , review by: examiner.com
Abstract: Karma's slogan is “Bring WiFi with you, everywhere you go”. That is unfortunate because the reality is more like “Bring WiFi with you, but only where Sprint 4G WiMax goes” which is far fewer places than where they claim to go.Poor CoverageDespite claims o...
True pay-as-you-go pricing, 100MB of data awarded when someone uses your hotspot to sign up for a Karma account
Coverage limited to WiMax in 80 cities, Data more expensive than what's available with monthly plans offered by some carriers
Karma's mobile hotspot and pay-as-you-go service is worthwhile for anyone with intermittent cellular data needs. The data is more expensive than what you can get with some other plans, but it never expires so you truly pay for only what you use....
Published: 2014-03-13, Author: Daniel , review by: geardiary.com
Simple, easy-to-use hotspot, No contract, Pay as you go, Data does not expire, Up to 8 people can connect at once, You earn data when people use your hotspot
Abstract: Whether it's to get our Wifi-only tablets online , save battery on our phones or simply diversify to have connections from multiple carriers, many turn to a mobile hotspot for their data needs. Most hotspots follow a very similar billing model as a phone ...
Decent battery life, Acceptable throughput, Tiny size makes it wonderfully portable – put it in your jacket pocket or velcro it to your laptop lid, Competitive pricing, Those adept at persuasion may never again have a cellular data bill courtesy of Soci
Coverage outside of cities is non-existent, but the 2014 LTE migration will change that, A bit pricey upfront, wagering that you can refer others to earn bandwidth is a bit of a gamble, Not currently an easy way to share bandwidth with someone else, but
I considered several of Karma's competitors before making my decision. I won't go too into detail on my reasoning, other than to say that the Social Bandwith thing was a major attractive factor and it's already proven to be useful. Will it remain useful ...
No contract or monthly fee. Purchased data does not expire. Share your connection and earn free data.
Slow network. Most Internet users are wary of unknown free networks. Non-customizable SSIDs
Karma offers convenient contract-free hotspot access at a fair price for occasional users. The sharing features are a nice extra, but don’t expect to earn much free bandwidth (yet)—or to find many Karma networks to sign on to with your bandwidth acco...
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Published: 2013-02-15, Author: Eric , review by: gizmodo.com
Do you need backup 4G connectivity, but not to use all the time? Is there Clearwire coverage in your city? Then yes. At $79 a Karma hotspot isnt too expensive by hotspot standards, but of course the real value comes in the form of not having to pay to no...
