Verizon Jet Pack to create Internet Hotspot

I checked the 3G store website and they list compatible devices for the WiFi routers and did not see one for the ZTE180 which is the stick they provided us with as a pay-as-you-go or prepaid internet modem(stick) USB plug in. They may have others but when I try to access the Telcel website . . . http://www.internet.telcel.com/ . . . today I cannot get the windows/pages needed to open so I can't find more info. I do not think they sell the more technical devices or plans unless you do a long term monthly contract - just like Verizon. We have an old Cradlepoint 350 that we have not tried with our ZTE180 but if Mike says it works it probably does. You may have to talk to someone like 3G to get it to work. There may be other devices available from Telcel that are compatible with Cradlepoint but since I can't access the Telcel device page I do not know. There may be portable routers other than Cradlepoint but I have not heard of any - that is what you need - a portable router for WiFi. You plug the stick into the USB port and create a hotspot. You might think about getting two sticks from Telcel but at this point I can't say how much they cost - not expensive - then pay for time on both for the two computers - if all else fails. We do have a Telcel stick but mostly we get WiFi and save our data time on Telcel as much as possible. Many RV parks now have decent WiFi but we still would not go without our Telcel stick.

I used the cradlepoint 350 with a Telcel USB stick to create a wifi hotspot the year before last. I assume that would still work. I have to believe that telcel has a MiFi type device though now.

Telcel may have a device but you probably have to buy a year-round contract. Cradlepoint . . . http://www.cradlepoint.com/ . . . used to make a device you could plug an aircard into and create a WiFi hotspot - we had a 350 but not sure what number they may have today or what they might work with. 3G . . . http://3gstore.com/ . . . used to sell them.

Any MiFI device from AT&T or T-Mobie should work in Mexico as those use GSM. Verizon no. But data roaming charges are extremely high. Best to get a pay as you go SIM card for your device from a Mexican carrier like TellCell.