Qualified organizations can receive up to 11 donated 4G LTE mobile hotspots through our TechSoup donation program. TechSoup charges a nominal administrative fee for each device, currently at $15/per device. Library systems are eligible to receive up to 11 devices per branch. In order to apply for Mobile Beacon’s product donation offering on
Purchasing: Through TechSoup each hotspot is $15 up front for an administrative fee, and then you have to pay $120 up front per year to Mobile Beacon for the service for each device. Ultimately, the hotspots are actually on the Sprint network. In terms of filtering, Sprint offers a filtering service that you just have to request is turned on.
The TechSoup Global Network and its contributors saw monthly increases up to 10 times former volumes for hardware, mobile hotspots, and cloud software. TechSoup Courses went from 3,000 learners in 29 countries to 41,000 learners in 99 countries in a five-week period.
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Ordering the hotspots •We ordered our hotspots from Mobile Beacon via TechSoup. •You need to set up an account with TechSoup for Libraries. •We opted for 10 hotspots. •The cost of service for each hotspot was $120. •With admin fee included, total cost was about $1300.
Hotspot hardware tends to be cheap, sometimes even free, but the real cost lies in the data plan – usually paid monthly or yearly. Options range from monthly costs as low as $10 a month through organizations such as TechSoup/Mobile Beacon to much higher costs in the $150+ range for robust, unlimited data solutions like Unlimitedville or UbiFi .
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When your request is approved, TechSoup will send an email with instructions on how to go directly to Mobile Beacon’s website to request the mobile hotspots and purchase the associated service plans. You’ll pay Mobile Beacon $120 per hotspot for a 12-month service plan and a shipping and handling fee for each hotspot.
Join TechSoup Program/Category Presentation Picture Mobile Beacon offers mobile hotspots to nonprofits to connect computers or mobile devices to the Internet from any location within the 4G coverage area.
Mobilize Your Community with Mobile Beacon Hotspots by TechSoup Staff. There’s a way to provide your community with free access to the Internet. Discover the Mobile Beacon donation program for nonprofits. Why Hotspots Are Red-Hot Tech These Days by Jim Lynch, Twitter: @TechSoup4Libs
Mobile Beacon hotspots are available to nonprofits through the TechSoup donation program. Each hotspot is available for $18 and requires a Mobile Beacon 4G LTE service plan at the current nonprofit pricing of $120 for 12 months of unlimited service.
Mobilize Your Community with Mobile Beacon Hotspots by TechSoup Staff. There’s a way to provide your community with free access to the Internet. Discover the Mobile Beacon donation program for nonprofits. Why Hotspots Are Red-Hot Tech These Days by Jim Lynch, Twitter: @TechSoup4Libs
Lend mobile hotspots to your patrons and give them unlimited access to the Internet in their home, on the soccer field or on vacation! Mobile Beacon hotspots are available to nonprofits through the TechSoup donation program.
Working with TechSoup, a nonprofit technology partner, COCC launched its mobile hotspot lending program. COCC’s Presidential Innovation Fund and existing departmental budgets purchased 33 hotspot devices for students, which the college library loans free of charge for a full term.
The hotspots provide unlimited G4 mobile broadband that works on any device. Betty says, “We have a small budget, but we do the best we can with what we have. We really appreciate how easy it was to get the hotspots through TechSoup — how quickly they arrived and how simple they were to use.”
Mobile Beacon. Mobile Beacon offers Wi-Fi hotspot devices with $10 unlimited 4G mobile broadband data for use when you’re working or traveling in places without Internet access. Libraries across the country are loaning Wi-Fi hotspot devices with mobile broadband to “loan the Internet” to patrons. To see how they’re used, have a look at
TechSoup also carries new and refurbished laptops and desktops, mobile hotspots, projectors, networking gear, and more from brands like Dell, Lenovo, Linksys, and Cisco. View hardware. Help Desk and Managed IT.