Thank You Verizon

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One of the important features of any podcamp is the ability of the participants to tweet, blog, and access the internet to share the story of podcamp. Fortunately Verizon Wireless lent us several new mifi devices. These handy little boxes, no bigger than the size of several credit cards stacked on top of each other, provide mobile broadband service for up to 5 wireless devices.

PodcampUSCG used 6 of these gadgets to ensure each participant had mobile broadband service. They were easy to use, provided almost interrupted service (during the 8 hour podcast only two people were "bumped" off), and did not interfere with each other. Were they any drawbacks to the devices? Battery life. The devices lasted about 2 1/2 hours before they needed to be charged.

Ms. Nieama Booker, Federal Government Accounts Manager, lent us the devices which helped podcampUSCG be successful. Thanks Nieama and thank you Verizon.