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Originally Posted by mgk
Also traveling this summer and plan to take my edge. It's late, and I'm a little slow, so just wanted to clarify, the Virgin Mobile device acts like a "modem" and allows your edge and your laptop to connect wirelessly, is that correct? So basically I just need to be somewhere I can recharge it and inside their network area. Ah wait, do I need my laptop, with Vista to be able to access my account and pay, or can I do that from my edge once the account is set up?
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You might find the Wiki article on MiFi helpful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiFi
Basically, it's a combination 3g modem and wireless access point. Once it's setup you just log onto it as you would any wireless network.
I did the initial setup on my laptop (Windows 7), although it's all browser based so you might be able to do it on the eDGe. It takes 5-10 minutes and is pretty straight-forward. But once it's set up, you just power it up and log the eDGe on (i.e., you don't need to sign in with a PC every time).