What Is The Upload Speed On Verizon Mifi

Laptop Mag Verdict

The MiFi 4510L mobile hotspot offers blazing-fast speeds for up to five devices.

Pros

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Fastest speeds available
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Inexpensive
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Classy design
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Widespread 4G LTE coverage

Cons

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Express data plan options
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Tin can't use while tethered to PC

When Verizon start introduced its ultra-fast LTE service in tardily 2010, it was a revelation. A carrier had finally delivered on the long-talked-nigh promise of at-domicile Internet speeds on the go. The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE MiFi 4510L mobile hotspot promises those blazing speeds for up to 5 devices at once. Nonetheless, other carriers are at present nipping at Verizon's heels with faster 4G networks of their own. Is this $49.99 gadget worth your two-year commitment, or should you lot look elsewhere?

Update: This reveiw replaces our older exam of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4510L.

Design

The 3.7 x 2.4 x 0.v-inch MiFi 4510L has a basic rectangle design that's virtually the size of a small stack of credit cards. Information technology'due south roughly the same size as the AT&T Elevate 4G and the T-Mobile Sonic 4G, simply it eschews the rounded design of the Sonic and the rubber edges of the Elevate. The bottom and sides are coated in soft-touch rubber, while the top is a sophisticated reflective black with smoky chrome trim and matching power button. The overall aesthetic reminds united states of america of a mod skyscraper, though it's not as reflective and fingerprint-decumbent as the T-Mobile Sonic.

The summit of the MiFi 4510L houses an E Ink display with indicators for signal, battery, and the number of devices continued. The brandish remains constantly visible, then a quick glance is all that'due south needed to instantly check signal and battery condition. At that place'south as well a condition low-cal along the front border of the device that flashes purple when searching for a 4G signal and changes to a steady dark-green when one is found. The green light flashes when the hotspot is sending/receiving information. Unfortunately, the MiFi doesn't display how much data you lot've consumed similar the Elevate 4G.

The back border of the 4510L houses a microUSB port and a port for attaching an antenna. Unlike other mobile hotspots, this ane doesn't include a microSD card slot. This hotspot can connect to up to 5 devices at once.

Coverage

Verizon'south 4G LTE network is bachelor in 178 markets. Verizon promises download rates between 5 to 12 Mbps and uploads between 2 to 5 Mbps, simply our test results were much faster than that.

Features

Unfortunately, you can't charge the 4510L over a USB connection to a notebook and circulate a Wi-Fi indicate at the same time like you can with the Samsung SCH-LC11 and the Sprint MiFi 4082 (which even supports sharing an Internet connectedness straight over USB). When continued to a PC, the device shuts down the wireless radios and charges the 4510L's battery. In society to utilize the 4510L while charging, you'll need to plug in the Air-conditioning adapter.

Like with most routers, you can access the 4510L'south settings via its URL. There you lot can alter the password, see other connected devices, gear up the hotspot to power downward if it idles, and adjust the security settings. The control console also shows you the device's bombardment life, connection strength, and the type of information network access available (3G or 4G).

Typically, mobile hotspots built past Novatel (such every bit the Sprint MiFi 4082) include the manufacturer's proprietary MiFi OS, a mini operating system which users tin can admission in the router'due south control console to take advantage of location-based services such as local business search and weather updates. All the same, the MiFi 4510L doesn't include this software considering the GPS fleck within the device comes deactivated.

Functioning

Verizon's LTE network was fun to exam in Chicago--just to see how crazy fast it can get. However, we were also very impressed by the consistency of the network's speed and coverage. At all iii of our testing locations, in Lincoln Park, Mayfair, and the near-westward suburb Oak Park, the MiFi 4510L maintained four full confined of service.

We ran the download and upload tests on Speedtest.internet 10 times in three locations for all iv of the hotspots. The MiFi 4510L consistently flew past the other hotspots with an average download speed of 23.5 Mbps. That'south 16 Mbps faster than its closest competitor, the T-Mobile Sonic 4G. Past comparison, the AT&T Elevate 4G averaged 6.62 Mbps and the Sprint Overdrive Pro averaged 5.57 Mbps, although the AT&T hotspot delivered a much faster 24 Mbps down in Houston. The MiFi 4510L was even 5 Mbps faster than our dwelling Internet connection.

Speedtest.net upload speeds were but as potent, with the MiFi posting an average speed of 4.vii Mbps, though AT&T's LTE is catching up; the Elevate'due south boilerplate upload was 3.34 Mbps. In Houston, the AT&T hotspot averaged a much higher 11.5 Mbps.

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Big File Downloads and Uploads

Big file download and upload speeds were equally strong. The MiFi 4510L downloaded a 151MB file in an boilerplate of 81 seconds, while AT&T came in at 110 seconds. Sprint and T-Mobile brought up the rear with times of 141 and 151 seconds, respectively. The story was the aforementioned when uploading a half-dozen.5MB file: Verizon'southward hotspot completed the task in an average of fourteen seconds, while Sprint took 41 seconds, and AT&T and T-Mobile came in near the minute mark with times of 58 and 60 seconds.

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Spider web Surfing

Downloading and uploading is all fine and adept, but how long will it have you to load a website? Using a Dell Inspiron 15 and Google's Chrome browser, we timed how long it took for Laptopmag.com, CNN.com, ESPN.com, and NYTimes.com to load. The MiFi 4510L took an boilerplate of vi.8 seconds. This is speedy, merely non equally fast when you consider that the Elevate took an average of 7.2 seconds to load the same pages and the Sprint Overdrive Pro took an average of vii.9 seconds. The T-Mobile Sonic 4G did its best impression of 3G with an average of 12.01 seconds.

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Battery Life

Verizon rates the MiFi 4510L's bombardment for up to 5 hours of utilise. We didn't have to reach for the charger even later on several days of intermittent utilise. Afterward fully charging the hotspot in the morn, nosotros used the MiFi for about four hours and the battery was even so half full.

Data Plans and Value

Verizon Wireless currently sells the MiFi 4510L for $49.99 new or for $nineteen.99 refurbished with a two-year contract. It'south coupled with either a 5GB program for $50 a calendar month or a 10GB plan for $80 a month. Going over those limits volition set you dorsum an extra $10 per GB. T-Mobile offers the same pricing plans, just instead of charging extra if yous go over your monthly limit, the carrier will throttle your speed. T-Mobile too offers a 2GB plan for $40 a month. AT&T pairs its $69.99 Drag hotspot with a 5GB/$fifty monthly plan and too charges a $x per gigabyte overage. Sprint charges $60 a month for 5GB of 3G and 4G data but starts at a lower $44.99 for 3GB of 3G and 4G.

Verdict

Comparison the MiFi 4510L on Verizon'southward LTE network to other hotspots is like bringing a Harley to a bicycle race. It offers screaming-fast performance, and although AT&T offers 4G LTE speeds also, it's only in a handful of locations right now. Verizon offers much more comprehensive coverage forth with consistently fast performance. Our biggest outcome with the 4510L? The information rates are and then practiced that you could hands accident through the 5GB cap in Verizon's lower-toll plan. Power users should footstep upwards to the $80 10GB plan.

Verizon 4G LTE MiFi 4510L Specs

Visitor Website	http://www.verizonwireless.com
Information Connectedness	4G, LTE, EV-DO Rev. A, CDMA
Ports	microUSB, External antenna
Size	3.7 ten two.four 10 0.v inches
Supported Protocols	802.11b/g/due north, 4G, 3G
VPN Support	Yes
Weight	3.two ounces