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Congrats to 3Gstore Customer Karen Z. For Writing Review of a Cradlepoint MBR95 Wireless 3G/4G Router Firmware 4.4.2

November 8, 2013, 4:00 pm
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Congrats to Karen Z. of Fredericksburg, Virginia who just won a $25.00 Restaurant.com gift code for writing a review for Cradlepoint MBR95 Wireless 3G/4G Router Firmware 4.4.2 at 3Gstore.com! Every week we randomly pick one product review from the previous week and award the writer a $25.00 gift code. We appreciate ALL the reviews our customers write, whether they are positive or negative - honest reviews like Karen Z.\'s help other customers decide if the product is right for them. After you purchase a product from 3Gstore.com, we encourage you to log in and 3Gstore.com and leave a review letting people know how the product worked for you - you'll be helping others, and you'll automatically be entered to win a restaurant.com gift code!.

I am thoroughly enjoying this product. It was very easy to set up and get it synced with my wireless equipment.


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Comcast Usage Cap arrives in Atlanta

November 11, 2013, 9:10 am
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According to DSL Reports Comcast customers located in Atlanta can expect new caps and overage fees. This is a trial market where Comcast intends to experiment with metered billing and customers will be given a 300GB cap and charged $10 per 50GB for additional data usage. Compared to typical cellular data caps 300GB might seem generous, but for larger families and telecommuters working from home 300GB might not go as far as it used to with Xfinity Internet running up to 105Mbps. The trial caps are rumored to go live on December 1st of 2013 and Comcast has launched a FAQ on the new data usage plan. Comcast users in the area should be receiving emails now to let them know about the new usage plan.

(Image courtesy of DSLReports)

Customers can use Comcasts portal to see how much data they’ve consumed for the month to make sure they don’t get hit with overages. The only downside to their portal is it doesn’t include per device usage to know exactly how you’re using the data, or give you a way to cross check the data to make sure it’s accurate. If you’re a Comcast customer and want to double check their numbers we recommend checking out the Pepwave Surf SOHO router, which records daily, weekly and monthly data usage for you. The Surf SOHO can also break down usage on a per device level allowing you to see how much data each computer, laptop, game console or other connected devices. This information can be incredibly useful to figure out where a large data spike may have occurred to identify possible configuration or virus issues with specific computers to help prevent unnecessary data consumption.
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AT&T ramps up refarming 2G, 3G for more LTE spectrum

November 11, 2013, 1:25 pm
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AT&T has recently ramped up their refarming of both the 2G and 3G spectrum to help make room for 4G LTE. With limited 700Mhz frequency available and increased LTE demand there isn’t enough frequency available to maintain the average speeds LTE customers have come to expect. By taking some of the 2G/3G spectrum in the 800/1900Mhz bands AT&T is able to run a 5Mhz-by-5Mhz block in the PCS band as additional LTE spectrum. This was recently turned on in New York City after they killed the 2G Edge network and uses Band 2 previously used for GSM and HSPA. Unlike Verizon customers that saw a speed jump after they launched AWS LTE AT&T customers shouldn’t notice as big a speed difference because of the smaller channel width.

Poor AT&T LTE? Get a wireless repeater to boost reception
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Trade-In your phone/tablet and upgrade to latest

November 12, 2013, 6:18 am
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http://nextworth.extole.com/a/clk/1crw2Y

Want to know an easy way to upgrade to the latest gadgets?  The tip is to sell your old stuff for cash then use that cash to purchase the latest iPhone, Android Phone, iPad/Tablet or laptop.  Don't mess around with ebay or Craigslist, you never know who you are dealing with.  Instead deal with one of the companies that purchase used equipment.

We have used Gazelle and others in the past, but our new favorite is NextWorth.  We have found that they pay top dollar (more then the other guys).  As an extra incentive, you can get 10% additional for your trade-in by following this link

Last month we got online quotes from other companies in the $280 - $350 range for an iPad.  We were able to get $440 for the iPad.

Happy upgrading...
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Verizon WIreless admits traffic congestion on the LTE network

November 13, 2013, 8:23 am
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Verizon Wireless always boasts about its LTE network, but how much can the network take?
Turns out, at least in some cities, Verizon Wireless LTE network is so over-taxed and users are being downgraded to 3G.

Executive Fran Shammo has admitted that Verizon's capacity in places like New York and San Francisco is running out, but promised that the troubles should be fixed by the end of 2013.

The company has pledged an extra $500 million in investment to remedy the issue ;)
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Senate Uses NDAA as an excuse for passing MFA

November 15, 2013, 7:09 am
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           Just when we thought we were past it, Senate comes back and throws us a curve ball. The Marketplace Fairness Act is back in full force. We R Here Executive Director and tax fairness advocate Phil Bond released the following statement in response to rumors that a member of the Senate may seek to attach the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) to the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):

You can view this quick clip explaining on how to take action and fight against the Marketplace Fairness Act.

 The Senate is willing to risk passing the defense bill, which is needed to pay our troops. The defense bill is very important to ensure that our men and women in uniform have the resources they need to protect the United States. They shouldn't be in the same category as a tax bill. Senate has hit a new low, they are proving they will do anything to get the anti-small business bill passed.  

Consumers and small web-enabled retailers across the country deserve an open and straightforward process before Congress unloads a new tax burden on them, and we hope that Senator Durbin will choose not to pursue this undemocratic approach.

Help take action, email, write letters and call. We need to be heard! 

   
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Congrats to 3Gstore Customer David G. For Writing Review of a Wilson Sleek 4G-V Signal Booster for 3G and Verizon 4G LTE - 815126 [700V/800/1900mhz]

November 15, 2013, 4:00 pm
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Congrats to David G. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota who just won a $25.00 Restaurant.com gift code for writing a review for Wilson Sleek 4G-V Signal Booster for 3G and Verizon 4G LTE - 815126 [700V/800/1900mhz] at 3Gstore.com! Every week we randomly pick one product review from the previous week and award the writer a $25.00 gift code. We appreciate ALL the reviews our customers write, whether they are positive or negative - honest reviews like David G.\'s help other customers decide if the product is right for them. After you purchase a product from 3Gstore.com, we encourage you to log in and 3Gstore.com and leave a review letting people know how the product worked for you - you'll be helping others, and you'll automatically be entered to win a restaurant.com gift code!.

Using a Verizon MIFI, without Sleek, 2 bars, -113 db, with Sleek, using the included antenna, 3 bars -63db in the outskirts of Yuma, AZ. Great product, great service from the 3G Store.


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FCC Releases Speed Test App for Android Devices

November 18, 2013, 11:43 am
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The Federal Communications Commission made available a smartphone application that is meant to test wireless network speeds. According to the FCC, the app runs periodically in the background when the phone is not in use and tests both cellular and Wi-Fi download speeds, upload speeds, latency, and packet loss.

Users can see how their broadband service performs and track it over time. Testing is limited to 100MB per month, and it grabs data such as cell ID, signal strength, and GPS locations.

The FCC says testing is entirely anonymous and none of the data generated can be tracked back to individuals. ;)
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Cradlepoint Firmware 5.0 now available

November 19, 2013, 10:04 am
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Today Cradlepoint released firmware version 5.0.0 for the MBR95, CBA750B, MBR1200B, MBR1400/MBR1400 HW v2.0 and IBR600/650 series. Prior to completing the upgrade Cradlepoint recommends saving your previous configuration file to a local computer so you don’t lose any settings you’ve changed. Any router currently running firmware version 3.2 or lower will lose any changes you’ve made and will not keep the settings.
In addition revision 5.0.0 is a significant change and factory resetting 5.0.0 then re-applying a saved configuration may not correctly reset all saved passwords. If you end up downgrading from 5.0.0 it will force a complete factory reset on the router and saving a configuration on 5.0.0 will not be backwards compatible to previous builds. This means you can save configurations moving towards firmware 5.0.0 but if you decide to go back to a previous build don’t discard a saved configuration from builds prior to 5.0.0. Outlined below are some of the new features within 5.0.0 including new modem support:
New Modem Support:
  • MC200LP2-EU / EE, Vodafone (UK), Tele2 (Sweden) / Supported on MBR1400/CBA750B Only
  •  Netgear AC341U (Sprint)
  • Pantech UML295VW (Verizon), requires Pantech firmware L0295VWD821F.B4 or later
New features added in this release (MBR1400, IBR6x0, MBR1200B, CBA750B only):
  • VPN Improvements – Internet / OpenVPN. OpenVPN has been added to provide SSL VPN support.
  • L2TP support for a WAN interface is provided under Internet / L2TP Tunnels.
  • GRE: Failover/Failback and WAN Binding support has been added.
  • VPN Failback. This feature allows two or more VPN tunnels to be created that will failover if one connection goes down and will fail back if the higher priority connection is available. It is configured in the VPN Tunnels wizard / Dead Peer Detection page.
  • Filter packets going through the modem that do not match the network. This feature is enabled by default and can be disabled using Internet / Connection Mannager / Common Defaults / Modem Settings.
  • Internet / CP Connect (Beta feature in 5.0). CP Connect tunnels can be used to create a connection to a private network.
  • Internet / WiFi as WAN. (MBR1400v2 only). WPA2 Enterprise Authentication added to Wi-Fi as WAN option.
  • Zscaler cloud-based filtering/security added under Network Settings / Content Filter / Cloud Based Filtering/Security.
  • SMS access. Now enabled for all products on this platform.
Continue Reading - More on Cradlepoint Firmware 5.0 
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Remotely Rebooting Modem Automatically

November 20, 2013, 8:35 am
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 Just got this review from Tony in Mount Vernon, IA:

I used this product at a remote business location with a cable modem that was having issues. I had to call someone on site to reset the modem about once a week. By using the IP switch whenever there were network issues the modem rebooted and everything came back up without needing anyone to manually reset the modem.
 
Tony, thanks for the review and glad that it is working as advertised .
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Peplink/Pepwave Link Controller for Retail/POS

November 20, 2013, 1:31 pm
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Link controllers are designed to make managing multiple WAN connections a simple task. This typically involves both inbound and outbound rules that allow you to dictate how each ISP’s connection is used on your network. If you’ve thought about adding another ISP for redundancy or already have multiple ISP’s, Peplink and Pepwave offer several routers that can give you complete control over your network. Multiple WAN connections can be used to either load balance, aggregate or failover to make sure you have no interruptions throughout the day.
 
Retail/POS:


In retail environments like restaurants, gas stations, malls and others that use POS systems it’s crucial to have a redundant ISP. To provide redundancy you can add another Cable/DSL provider, or 3G/4G connectivity where traditional ISP’s are limited. Without a backup source of Internet your business could grind a hault. According to Forbes 66 percent of POS transactions are now done with credit, debit or gift cards; all of which require Internet access in order to process. This means if your ISP goes down without a backup in place you’ve just lost the majority of your sales as they go somewhere else that can accept their plastic.

(Slower transaction times equal longer lines)
If you take your average sales per hour, amount and subtracted 66 percent of sales you can see how much this could cost you. This number only grows the longer your ISP stays down and getting the correct equipment can ensure your business continues to operate as normal and not slow you down. Older POS systems may have a dial-up backup that can help, but dialing in for transactions and latency can make a typical 3 second transaction last a minute or longer. This ultimately leads to longer lines and increases the chance of a customer walking out because they don’t want to wait a long time in a line. 

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Sierra Wireless Files with European Commission and U.S. Federal Trade Commission against Nokia

November 21, 2013, 6:22 am
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW) today announced it has submitted a complaint with the European Commission (EC) against Nokia for anti-competitive behavior and a request for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to start a formal investigation.
 

The EC complaint says Nokia is discriminating against Sierra Wireless and abusing its dominant position as a GSM and 3G standard essential patent (SEP) holder. Sierra Wireless alleges that Nokia applies widely different, and therefore unfair, royalty rates for the same SEPs to make identical GSM wireless modules; that Nokia is imposing unfavorable and unreasonable royalty terms that put Sierra Wireless at a competitive disadvantage; and that Nokia has refused to license 3G SEPs for wireless modules in spite of its clear obligation and repeated requests from Sierra Wireless to do so.


Sierra Wireless believes that Nokia is in breach of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Nokia’s obligation to grant SEP licenses on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms (FRAND) as required by the European Technology Standards Institute (ETSI).


Sierra Wireless has been seeking a mutually acceptable resolution of the royalty rate issues and a license to use Nokia’s 3G SEPs. With no clear response from Nokia, Sierra Wireless believes the best way to resolve this matter and clarify royalty discrepancies is to file a complaint with the EC. In addition, Sierra Wireless has notified the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of the complaint and requested the FTC open an investigation into Nokia’s breach of FRAND rules and U.S. laws on fair trade and monopoly practices. The company has also requested the ETSI to investigate Nokia’s behaviour in breaching its commitment to the FRAND rule with another ETSI member.


Pierre Cosnier, Senior Director, Legal Affairs for Sierra Wireless said: “We are acting to protect our customers and ourselves from the unreasonable actions of some standard essential patent holders, which result in unresolved patent license disagreements that we want to remedy on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.”
Sierra Wireless is urging the EC to investigate and require Nokia to reveal the pricing for 2G and 3G SEP licenses with other licensees, end the breaches outlined in the complaint, sanction Nokia, and require these patent licenses to be granted on FRAND terms.

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Peplink FusionHub

November 21, 2013, 10:29 am
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Peplink we be launching a new software service called FusionHub available to run on VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5 (Release estimate February 2014). Until now the only way to establish SpeedFusion connectivity with multiple sites was to install Peplink Balance routers or pay for hosted service. FusionHub gives users more flexibility because they can manage the computing power to accommodate a specific number of users and is fully upgradable. This allows you to quickly turn a computer into a VPN server capable of routing and bonding multiple SpeedFusion tunnels. Here are some of the highlight features FusionHub can offer you:
 
 
Streaming to your server Cloud: This gives you the ability to upload larger amounts of data directly to your server cloud with speed and reliability. There are lots of applications where this can be very useful including CCTV deployments and VoIP applications where bandwidth and redundancy are crucial. Without FusionHub service any WAN failure would result in a session timeout causing you to restart your upload back to the cloud server.


Multi-Tenant Architectures: FusionHub allows you to easily build multi-tenant architecture by creating multiple virtual machines to your cloud server. Assuming you have enough computing power the possibilities are endless for managed service providers to set up redundant servers for each client. This would give you multiple secure 256bit AES encrypted tunnels and independent servers for each client that you’re managing.


Faster Internet Speeds: If you have branch or Satellite offices where fiber or ultra fast connections aren’t available FusionHub allows you to bond slower Cable/DSL connections together. All you need to do is install the FusionHub virtual machine at a site location with fiber or high speed cable access and you can provide other sites with a secure link to bond multiple connections together. Your only limit in this configuration would be the bandwidth available at the server location where you’ve got the virtual FusionHub software installed. For customers that don’t have access to any sites with fiber Amazon hosted cloud services will be coming soon. 
Standardize Policies across all networks: FusionHub allows you to create a standard IP address and security policies of outbound traffic for each office location. This means you no longer need to individually configure each location, the FusionHub will give you secure VPN access and any policy rules set will apply to all branch or satellite offices. This is ideal for any company that has multiple office locations and needs a way to quickly deploy hardware and manage their VPN from one central virtual server location.

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T-Mobile USA is looking to buy 700 MHz Spectrum from Verizon

November 22, 2013, 10:41 am
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T-Mobile US is looking to buy spectrum from its rival, Verizon. 

T-Mobile itself has said, the company is looking in to as many avenues as possible to boost its own coverage, with the main challenge being not owning enough spectrum to offer as much coverage as it would like.  The 700 MHz lower block spectrum left from Verizon to buy is in urban areas.

The benefit eventually would be less holes and possibly better in building penetration inside of large cities and some of the suburbs that surround them which right now are areas that could use improvement.


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Congrats to 3Gstore Customer Mike M. For Writing Review of a Cradlepoint COR IBR650LE-VZ Integrated Broadband Router (No WiFi) with Embedded Verizon 3G/4G Modem

November 22, 2013, 4:00 pm
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Congrats to Mike M. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who just won a $25.00 Restaurant.com gift code for writing a review for Cradlepoint COR IBR650LE-VZ Integrated Broadband Router (No WiFi) with Embedded Verizon 3G/4G Modem at 3Gstore.com! Every week we randomly pick one product review from the previous week and award the writer a $25.00 gift code. We appreciate ALL the reviews our customers write, whether they are positive or negative - honest reviews like Mike M.\'s help other customers decide if the product is right for them. After you purchase a product from 3Gstore.com, we encourage you to log in and 3Gstore.com and leave a review letting people know how the product worked for you - you'll be helping others, and you'll automatically be entered to win a restaurant.com gift code!.

We have been using the device and amplifier for a little over two weeks now and it has been really stable. No downtime! Previously, we used a MiFi and cellular bridge combo that suffered frequent disconnects and equipment failures. If the 650 continues to function this well, we will be very happy customers. Setup is simple and the folks at 3gstore helped me through it seamlessly. Thanks!!


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Blue Sunday

November 24, 2013, 4:40 am
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Blue Sunday?  C'mon this is getting ridiculous.  When did retailers start naming sales like we do hurricanes and are consumers that ignorant?   Just call it, "We have a few awesome deals, we want you to come to our store and not Amazon or Walmart so we can be in business in 3 year sale"

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Taoglas 8" Indoor/Portable Full-Band 3G/4G Antenna Now Available

November 25, 2013, 9:01 am
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3Gstore is thrilled to announce the Taoglas 8” Indoor/Portable Full-Band 3G/4G Antenna, the newest addition to our lineup of 3G and 4G cellular antennas. Perfect for travelers, business trips, or for those who need an antenna but don’t have the option to permanently mount one, this sturdy and versatile antenna can be adapted to a number of situations.

This new antenna replaces a previous long-standing 3Gstore customer favorite, the 6” Booster Antenna, which went “end of life” earlier this year. The Taoglas 8” Indoor/Portable Full-Band 3G/4G Antenna does everything the Booster Antenna did, but has several additional advantages, including a longer cable (8’ vs 3’), slightly higher gain, a sturdier design, and a hinged connector for both horizontal and vertical mounting options.

Check out our video review of the 8” Indoor/Portable Full-Band Antenna:

 

Read our full review of the 8” Indoor/Portable Antenna
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New Long Range Invisible Ethernet Bridge from 3Gstore

November 25, 2013, 2:43 pm
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long range invisible ethernet bridge
New from 3Gstore, the Long Range Invisible Ethernet Bridge Kit is an easy way to wirelessly extend a network with zero advanced configuration. The Bridge Kit is a point-to-point WiFi antenna system designed to operate at ranges outside the reach of a traditional WiFi signal - over a mile in optimal conditions. It consists of two antennas: one installed at the primary location connected to the LAN of the existing network, and a second at the secondary location to pick up the signal and feed it into a network switch, router, computer, camera, etc (whatever you need to provide internet to!). The kit comes pre-configured, so no difficult setup or networking knowledge is required. Just mount the two antennas using the included hardware, aim them at each other. The Bridge Kit will create an “invisible” link between the two antennas and will function as if there was an ethernet cable between them.

bridge kit installation
Installation example between two buildings

Watch our video review of the Long Range Invisible Ethernet Bridge Kit:

 Read our hands-on review of the Long Range Invisible Ethernet Bridge

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Black Friday/Cyber Monday at 3Gstore - Big Sales, Free Shipping, & Daily Giveaways (iPad Air & More)

November 25, 2013, 10:16 pm
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3Gstore 2013 Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale

It's that time of year again...time for great savings for Black Friday and Cyber Monday! 3Gstore is celebrating by offering some amazing deals, including special introductory pricing on hot new items like the Taoglas 8" Indoor/Portable 3G/4G Antenna ($39.13 - regular price $59.99) and Long Range Invisible Ethernet Bridge ($449.13 - regular price $649.99). Other deals include the Cellphone-Mate CM288W Full-Band Omni Antenna for just $49.13, Wilson Sleek 4G-V for $89.13, Single-Outlet IP Switch for $49.13, and MANY MORE!

We're also offering daily giveaways throughout the sale! Prizes include the Peplink Balance 20, Wilson Sleek 4G-V, Cellphone-Mate CM700V-32, Pepwave Surf SOHO, and a grand prize of a 64GB Apple iPad Air! No purchase necessary - click here for full details and instructions to enter.

Customers shopping during the sale will also get FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $99 (contiguous 48 states only).

Don't miss out on these great deals: the sale ends at 11:59pm CST on Monday, 12/2!

View all of 3Gstore's Black Friday/Cyber Monday specials


*all pricing and offers are valid for NEW orders only
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Today's Raffle at 3Gstore: Peplink Balance 20 + AP One - Enter Now! (Grand Prize is iPad Air!)

November 26, 2013, 9:39 am
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peplink balance 20 + pepwave ap one giveaway
3Gstore is giving away daily prizes throughout our Black Friday sale! There will be at least one winner every day from Wednesday 11/27 through Tuesday 12/3. Entering is easy: if you place an order at 3Gstore.com today, you are automatically entered in today's raffle AND the grand prize raffle, which is a 64GB Apple iPad Air! The prize for Tuesday 11/26 is a bundle of the Peplink Balance 20 router and the Pepwave AP One access point ($548 value!).

No purchase is necessary - to enter without purchasing, simply go to 3Gstore.com/raffle/ and enter your name and email address. Prizes change each day, and you can enter once per day (either by placing an order or by submitting your name and email). Good Luck! 

Big thanks to today's sponsor:
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NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Raffle is open only to legal residents of the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia who are the age of majority in their respective jurisdiction at the time of entry (19+ in AL and NE and 18+ in all other states). Begins at 12:00 a.m. CST on November 26, 2013 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. on December 2, 2013.
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