just when you thought discounts abound on Egg2 in time for influx of the second generation of iPad AND their wanna-be ‘Tabs ..
no it was the upcoming Egg3 that did it ~
just released this week thus NOT many vendors have it yet ..
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[ IMPROVED SPECIFICATIONS ]major points of improvement from the original Egg are :
( a jump from Egg2 which had NOT much notable improvements except speed )
- let’s start out with the legend of the ‘incredible Shrinking Man’ om, I mean WiBro Wi-Fi Router
almost half the size AND weight !!! (especially for “mini” models .. see way~ below) - still in contrast : Double Battery Life lasting onto 8 ~ 10 Hours !!! !!!
- AND Double Stand-By Time in up to 10 Hours
- almost NO heat ( come’on I gotta see it to believe it ) while the first generation could be used as Kairo
– a kind of portable stomach heater long-used by construction workers in Japan, - still a smaller 1800 mAh battery compared to former 2480 mAh
- full-charge in 2 ~ 2.5 hours from 3 ~ 3.5 hours formerly
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one set-back is simultaneous logon of 3 people where-as the former allowed up to 7 -_-
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[ SUBSCRIPTION PRICE PLAN ] ( while original retail price for stand-alone machine is a whopping W129,800 )all with ONE year contract – with New Subscription Fee exempt AND 2 weeks free at start :
w10,000 per month for 1GB traffic,
W19,800 per month for 30GB traffic,
W27,000 per month for 50GB traffic,
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Price Sample from the Official Sales Page ( thus less discounts than resellers who offer more free month at start – some 3 months )
http://showplaza.co.kr/board/bbs/board.php?bo_table=product&wr_id=115
KT Official Sales Page for Detailed Specifications :
http://www.ktkit.com/sub_b2400.jsp
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[ RELATED INNER LINKS ]Second Generation of WiBro Wi-Fi called “egg2” in ModaCom KWD-B2300 and LG innotek LKT-WR1000 in South Korea
– 13th November 2010 –
http://koreatechblog.com/2010/11/13/second-generation-of-wibro-wi-fi-modacom-kwd-b2300-lg-innotek-lkt-wr1000-interbro-egg2-south-korea-compare-difference/
Portable Mobile WireLess Router KWD-B2300 known as Egg2 for KT WiBro
– 24th June 2010 –
http://koreatechblog.com/2010/06/24/portable-mobile-wireless-router-kwd-b2300-known-as-egg-2-for-kt-wibro/
KT WiBro Portable WireLess Router “Egg” KWI-B2200 Review and Speed Test
– 30th April 2009 –
http://koreatechblog.com/2009/04/30/kt-wibro-portable-wireless-router-egg-kwi-b2200-review-and-speed-test/
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– Korea Tech BLog, 17th April 2010 –
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[ AVAILABILITY SUPPLEMENTARY ] sale has been halted as soon as a small amount was released siting “distribution” problems due to unexpected popularity( but ofcourse it could be anything between initial “bugs” to contract problems with KT Telecommunications Company )
manufacturer states this “Slim” Egg with a /longer/ battery life will soon recommence shipping (probably next Month in May)
where-as another “SMS” Egg KWI-2500 doubling as iPhone 4 casing AND extra battery
with maximum WiBro time up to 4 hours, will start selling around April 25th 2011
AND another “Mini” Egg KM-MR100 by KT Tech further reducing in size, will be introduced probably May 6th 😉
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so Jesus, just when you thought it was going to be the War of iPad AND look-alike “Tab” Titans ..
seems soon-to-be Egg 3 Land in the Korean Penninsula come May 2010 .
now only if they had the ability to detect AND measure small amounts of radiation particles ..
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[ April 20th Supplement ] inquiring tores /supposed/ to be selling Egg3 will suggest if you would buy Egg2 insteadfor they will be reselling come Mid-May next month -_-
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[ May 10th Tuesday ] Look What The Buddha Brought In !?
Yes, Buddha’s Birthday calculated from Lunar Calendar AND TWO more goodies as previewed in diverse Eggs :
- case-type Egg (3) KWF-B2500 for Apple iPhone 4
developed by KT Wireless Research Lab AND infoMark
allows 5 hours of Wireless internet
while doubling as a spare battery . - rightful size more closer to an actual “egg” now
KT Tech’s Mini Egg (3) KM-MR100 shrinks to almost half its predecessors
while allowing up to 4 hours of use
with a sleep button to save on battery .
both expected to retail at aproximately W129,800
while offered for FREE when subscribed for a year .
– available this Month –
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me ? No Thanks, I’ll take the slightly larger-but-still-pocketable
of the Egg3’s for an ample battery life of 8 Hours !!! 😉
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Is there any proven speed thru-put or higher RX sensitivity on any of them compared to the 1st Gen Egg (which I still have). No matter how fast they say they CAN go honestly 1-3gen are the same wibro speed ~2MBPS?
I bought the Strong Egg (7 user / 9 hours battery/micro USB) for free AFTER I upgraded to I-med (unlimited data) ….All for the tune of $5 a month extra (30G) and the $10 increase. My my 1Gen egg RIP.
John B (still in Seoul)