Disclosure:  I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Sprint. I received product samples to facilitate my review.

ZAP!  The power just went out in my home...again!  Here in Houston, we frequently get tremendous rain storms coming up from the coast and our poor ol' power lines never seem to rise to the challenge.  This leaves me sitting here in the dark for hours.  Candles and lanterns can easily take care of the lighting situation, but what do I do when I work online and am left without an internet connection?

Normally, a power outage would leave me with time on my hands and a worthless laptop, but thanks to the new NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot from Sprint, I'm zipping along with the power of my laptop's battery and a tremendously fast internet connection!  This little beauty is my latest must-have for anyone who loves to stay connected no matter where you may roam.  Keep reading to learn more!

The NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot from Sprint is one of the first tri-band products offered which allows up to 10 Wi-Fi enabled devices to share your internet connection via your Sprint Mobile Hotspot add-on.  For a small monthly fee, you can have the mobile hotspot option added to your cell phone plan or with the My All-In Plan, 5 Gb of bandwidth is automatically included each month for one low price.

Just think, whether on vacation in another state, during a power outage, or at your child's next soccer tournament, your laptop, tablet, eReader, portable gaming system and more can be connected to the internet with ease.  The NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot is small enough to fit in your pocket and extremely easy to set up and use.  The 2500 mAh battery also provides up to 10 hours of use on a single charge so that your connection will last as long as you need it to.

Two of my favorite features have to be the LCD color touchscreen and the monitoring meter which automatically keeps track of the bandwidth used for each billing cycle.  This way, you can quickly check to make sure that you don't go over your rate's hotspot plan limits.  The NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot has a straightforward interface which had me up and running in no time, without ever needing to read the instruction booklet.  Of course, there's also a built-in tutorial function in case you need a refresher.

The Zing Mobile Hotspot even allows you to rename your Wi-Fi connection and assign a unique password easy for your entire family to remember.  For extra safety while you travel, this device is equipped with the latest wireless encryption technology so that personal data isn't shared when lending out your mobile hotspot.  The best part is, you can set up a guest account for all of your friends in need to share in your bandwidth while you're on the go!  :great idea:

The NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot from Sprint is the one essential tech device you won't leave home without!