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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 11:27 am
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Originally Posted by Dubai Stu
I had wondered if you could just get your own MiFi and do a SIM only deal with them. You can get Euro MiFis off Amazon.com. They will work in the US as well, but the frequencies offered are better for non-north American usage.
HAving done that, I've discovered it's very difficult to get firmware updates as Novatel does not support the units directly - you have to get support from the sellers/carrier.

While there are ways to get the firmware, MOST of the ways involve using various file sharing sites which raises the risk of malware.

If you go the amazon/ebay route, try and get it already updated (or make sure the seller can provide the updates).
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