Time Warner Cable said Tuesday that it launched a new dual-mode mobile hotspot device, known as the IntelliGo, which will be compatible with the Time Warner Cable
4G mobile network from Clearwire and Sprint’s 3G network.
The IntelliGo (also known as the Sierra Wireless AirCard W801 Mobile Hotspot) serves as a mobile hotspot, with the ability to either plug it in or run it off batteries for up to four hours; it can also be charged via USB.
The IntelliGo includes an LCD screen that can display battery life and Internet connection settings, plus a MicroSD slot that can hold up to 16 Gbyte cards for shared local storage. Wi-Fi range is about 150 feet, and the hotspot can connect up to five devices.
Time Warner Cable 4G Network featuring Road Runner Mobile is
available
in Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin, Texas; Charlotte, Raleigh and
Greensboro, N.C.; Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii; and Kansas City, MO.
Road
Runner Mobile customers will also be able to access the 4G network
in
additional cities outside the Time Warner Cable footprint
including
Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and
Seattle. Additional 4G networks planned for launch in 2010 include
New
York, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Boston, Washington, D.C., San
Francisco and
Los Angeles.
“The device costs $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract,” a TWC spokesman said in an email. “The Road Runner Mobile service pricing varies slightly by region, but on average it costs $55 per month for unlimited 4G and 3G access to current Time Warner Cable subscribers. “
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