Customer Reviews for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Product Description
3G/4G shareable mobile hotspot. Exclusively from Sprint.
Average Customer Rating
Overall rating:
(75 Reviews) 75
Rating Snapshot (75 reviews)
5 stars
18
4 stars
22
3 stars
7
2 stars
13
1 star
15
41 out of 75(55%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer reviews for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Review 1 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Not what I expected
By medardosierra1968
- May 13, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
2.0
out of
5
Look & feel
4.0
out of
5
Media
3.0
out of
5
Performance
2.0
out of
5
Phone Features
2.0
out of
5
Value
2.0
out of
5
Installation
4.0
out of
5
Software
3.0
out of
5
Connectivity
2.0
out of
5
By medardosierra1968
Location:Chicago & Texas
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Not what I expected
- May 13, 2012
Sometimes it's slow I mean slow the sound does not work on the device!!!!!
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 2 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Ok for what it can do
By FIRE25
- April 14, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
2.0
out of
5
Look & feel
3.0
out of
5
Media
4.0
out of
5
Performance
4.0
out of
5
Phone Features
2.0
out of
5
Value
2.0
out of
5
Installation
3.0
out of
5
Software
3.0
out of
5
Connectivity
4.0
out of
5
By FIRE25
Location:Home
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
Ok for what it can do
- April 14, 2012
I got a bill for twice the cost of the monthly fee for the device!! Sprint is no longer having 4G unlimited data on hotspots, either on this or our phones!! Not Cool!
I am canceling it at the beginning of next month and doing the internet from Time Warner....6 times faster than 4G and it costs me less and it is unlimited data!!!
I am canceling it at the beginning of next month and doing the internet from Time Warner....6 times faster than 4G and it costs me less and it is unlimited data!!!
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
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Review 3 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Overall experience: AWESOME!!!!
By RANDOMACTSOFKI
- April 11, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
4.0
out of
5
Look & feel
5.0
out of
5
Media
5.0
out of
5
Performance
5.0
out of
5
Phone Features
5.0
out of
5
Value
5.0
out of
5
Installation
5.0
out of
5
Software
5.0
out of
5
Connectivity
4.0
out of
5
By RANDOMACTSOFKI
Location:Cincinnati, Ohio
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Overall experience: AWESOME!!!!
- April 11, 2012
I've had my Overdrive for 11/2 years now and the only problem I've had is with the battery overheating and Sprint was very quick solve that problem by replacing it with a new one!!! All other features and functions have performed perfectly!!!
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 4 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Works Great with All Apple products
By NGLAYTON
- March 27, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
3.0
out of
5
Look & feel
5.0
out of
5
Media
5.0
out of
5
Performance
5.0
out of
5
Phone Features
3.0
out of
5
Value
3.0
out of
5
Installation
5.0
out of
5
Software
5.0
out of
5
Connectivity
5.0
out of
5
By NGLAYTON
Location:Salem, Oregon
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Works Great with All Apple products
- March 27, 2012
Works great with my MacBook Pro, iPhone and iPad. All Apple devices connect and function just fine with this.
I have owned the Overdrive Pro for about 1 year and I owned the previous version of the Overdrive for 2 years prior to that. The only reason I upgraded to the Pro version is to be able to use the dock. The dock is awesome for those areas that I travel to that just don't quite get enough signal strength to work reliably.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 5 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Really bad experience
By AZDAVER01
- March 20, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
1.0
out of
5
Look & feel
1.0
out of
5
Media
1.0
out of
5
Performance
1.0
out of
5
Phone Features
1.0
out of
5
Value
1.0
out of
5
Installation
1.0
out of
5
Software
1.0
out of
5
Connectivity
1.0
out of
5
By AZDAVER01
Location:Phoenix, AZ
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
Really bad experience
- March 20, 2012
The Sprint Overdrive Pro will not work with my MacBook. I have spent several hours trying to get this to work. Spent 45 minutes at Sprint store where a tech was able to get it to work to only have it not work upon trying to use again. For some reason you can see the hotspot in the network selections, but it will never connect. I'm taking it back tonight and getting rid of it. I personally think it is absolute junk and would recommend avoiding it. I just have lost faith in this ever being a solute that can be relied upon since I can't get it to work.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
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Review 6 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Where's My 4G Service
By Cowtown674
- March 16, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
4.0
out of
5
Look & feel
5.0
out of
5
Media
3.0
out of
5
Performance
4.0
out of
5
Phone Features
3.0
out of
5
Value
3.0
out of
5
Installation
4.0
out of
5
Software
3.0
out of
5
Connectivity
4.0
out of
5
By Cowtown674
Location:Vacaville,CA 95687
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Where's My 4G Service
- March 16, 2012
I purchased my 3G/4G Hotspot a year ago. I am still looking for that 4G service in my area.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 7 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Device is fair, service doesn't work
By MIKEGINNYMD1
- March 15, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
3.0
out of
5
Look & feel
3.0
out of
5
Performance
1.0
out of
5
Phone Features
3.0
out of
5
Value
1.0
out of
5
Installation
5.0
out of
5
Connectivity
1.0
out of
5
By MIKEGINNYMD1
Location:San Francisco, CA
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
Device is fair, service doesn't work
- March 15, 2012
I purchased this device and accepted a contract on the understanding that I would get unlimited 4G data and that Sprint would be rapidly expanding their 4G network. 18 months later, Sprint's 4G network is tiny and unreliable. Instead, I am paying fees for data overages on the 3G network.
The device is compact and battery life is fair on 3G, pretty brief on 4G. It takes between 60 and 90 seconds to boot up and usually 20-30 to shut down.
Even when it does pick up a 4G signal, it often drops it and defaults to 3G and then steadfastly refuses to switch back until it is powered down and then up. The 4G network here in San Francisco is pathetic. Even within the city limits of the nation's tech capital, I can't get 4G coverage in my kitchen. In fact, 4G coverage is poor anywhere indoors. Outdoors, it works fine UNTIL you get into a moving vehicle (or walk down the block), and then it drops to 3G again.
My advice is to accept the data caps from competitors. A 5GB cap from Verizon is better than the de facto 500MB cap from Sprint, given that 4G service is rarely -if ever- actually usable with this device.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
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Review 8 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
On research, found this device to be rated on a scale 1-5 as 1
By 55Mountain
- March 11, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
By 55Mountain
Location:Atlanta
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
On research, found this device to be rated on a scale 1-5 as 1
- March 11, 2012
I got th Sierra to use with my I pad. Low strength, any movie I watch on Netflix is terrible. This is one of these it will do until I can find something better, and boy, when is this contract over!
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
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Review 9 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
It is hard to control costs on this product.
By Anonymous
- March 6, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
1.0
out of
5
Look & feel
1.0
out of
5
Media
1.0
out of
5
Performance
1.0
out of
5
Phone Features
1.0
out of
5
Value
1.0
out of
5
Installation
1.0
out of
5
Connectivity
1.0
out of
5
By Anonymous
Location:Carmel, Ca.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
It is hard to control costs on this product.
- March 6, 2012
The battery overheated and would not recharge. The cost to operate for one month was not reasonable.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
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Review 10 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
I love this!
By LisaS11
- March 1, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
5.0
out of
5
Look & feel
5.0
out of
5
Media
5.0
out of
5
Performance
5.0
out of
5
Phone Features
1.0
out of
5
Value
5.0
out of
5
Installation
5.0
out of
5
Software
5.0
out of
5
Connectivity
5.0
out of
5
By LisaS11
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
I love this!
- March 1, 2012
I previously used Verizon Broadband to connect to the internet. We live in an area with no high speed internet thorough cable or satellite. I highly recommend the Overdrive Pro.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 11 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Connection speed bad
By 3rdcat
- February 18, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
3.0
out of
5
Look & feel
2.0
out of
5
Media
2.0
out of
5
Performance
1.0
out of
5
Phone Features
2.0
out of
5
Value
1.0
out of
5
Installation
2.0
out of
5
Software
1.0
out of
5
Connectivity
1.0
out of
5
By 3rdcat
Location:Imuse an iPad terrible connect
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
Connection speed bad
- February 18, 2012
Cannot view view utube videos. Loading pages is a joke. I pay a lot for this as it is the only thing I can get where I live. Truly a wate of money but not much else I can do. They made a bundle off me in overcharge fees not telling me I was getting over the amount allocated. Never had used wifi before....not a happy camper.....
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
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Review 12 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
overdrivepro340
By cowgirlmojave
- February 16, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
5.0
out of
5
Look & feel
2.0
out of
5
Media
1.0
out of
5
Performance
1.0
out of
5
Phone Features
1.0
out of
5
Value
1.0
out of
5
Installation
5.0
out of
5
Software
1.0
out of
5
Connectivity
1.0
out of
5
By cowgirlmojave
Location:internet
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
overdrivepro340
- February 16, 2012
the wireless pro is a good product but it is worthless to me i live in mojave and the downloads are very slow , the video viewing is none it takes longer than dial-up ever did i can't watch videos,it takes all day long to download any thing i wanted 4g but it will only get 3g and sprint says they are waiting on 4g to happen my contract is up next year and i won't be renewing it if i can't get 4g out here well there it is, don't brother if you live in mojave.
disapointed customer
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
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Review 13 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Love It
By captnhandy
- February 14, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
4.0
out of
5
Look & feel
5.0
out of
5
Media
5.0
out of
5
Performance
5.0
out of
5
Phone Features
5.0
out of
5
Value
5.0
out of
5
Installation
5.0
out of
5
Software
5.0
out of
5
Connectivity
5.0
out of
5
By captnhandy
Location:Utica, KY
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Love It
- February 14, 2012
I live in a somewhat rural area where no land line based internet is available, just satellite internet. I went and picked this up at the Sprint store and couldn't be happier. Speed is good on the 3g network always a steady 1.3mbs and will spike up to around 3mbs at times. Connectivity is great I have full bars in a rural area and when I go into town the 4g is lighting fast a steady 7mbs and spikes up to 11mbs. I will say I have ATT as my phone provider(at the time they were the only carriers of the iPhone) as soon as my contract runs out I will be splitting for Sprint. The speed tests I ran were all done via OOKLA.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 14 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
So far.... So fair!
By Patwackp
- February 8, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
5.0
out of
5
Look & feel
5.0
out of
5
Media
5.0
out of
5
Performance
5.0
out of
5
Phone Features
5.0
out of
5
Value
5.0
out of
5
Installation
4.0
out of
5
Software
5.0
out of
5
Connectivity
5.0
out of
5
By Patwackp
Location:San Francisco Bay Area, Ca.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
So far.... So fair!
- February 8, 2012
Went from a device on another carrier to this device after I switched my cellphone from same previous carrier to Sprint 2 days before getting this device.'
It took me a little while to set it up because of some confusion on my part.
Takes some patience to set up. But once I did, I've had no problem with it.
Using it as my main connection to the internet.
I'm loving it so far. No problems.
It took me a little while to set it up because of some confusion on my part.
Takes some patience to set up. But once I did, I've had no problem with it.
Using it as my main connection to the internet.
I'm loving it so far. No problems.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 15 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Love it!
By jholmans
- January 10, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
4.0
out of
5
Look & feel
5.0
out of
5
Media
4.0
out of
5
Performance
5.0
out of
5
Value
4.0
out of
5
Installation
5.0
out of
5
Software
5.0
out of
5
Connectivity
5.0
out of
5
By jholmans
Location:Rural Texas
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Love it!
- January 10, 2012
If you are over heating and your battery life is poor...it sounds like you did not install your updates...I had the same issue...did device updates and problem resolved...I love this device...Only issue? The new limits on Broadband Usage...DO NOT go over newly imposed across the board usage limits...I live in the country and Sprint IS my Internet provider...Love it...Would love it more if they had not changed the unlimited usage...:)
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 16 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Sprint's 3g network inferior
By MEDDY02
- January 9, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
4.0
out of
5
Look & feel
4.0
out of
5
Media
4.0
out of
5
Performance
2.0
out of
5
Phone Features
5.0
out of
5
Value
4.0
out of
5
Installation
5.0
out of
5
Software
4.0
out of
5
Connectivity
2.0
out of
5
By MEDDY02
Location:oxford, PA
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
Sprint's 3g network inferior
- January 9, 2012
This is my second unit. Owned the original and picked up "pro" unit a week ago. Aside from being slow to boot up and the unit's slow switching when converting from a 4g network search to a 3g network search, the unit is fine. Heat issues people mention- this should not surprise anyone. Why do computers have fans? A 2" sealed box is not designed to stream movies on 4g. The weak link is Sprint's network. On 3g i cannot even watch a YouTube video. This with full bars/reception. Bottom line is the unit is great for email, webpages and audio. Unless you have 4g, forget video. I understand AT&T's older network is three times faster than Sprint's 3g and should therefore enable Hulu, YouTube, etc.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
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Review 17 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Love Love Love It!!!!
By PBRAUER0462
- January 6, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
5.0
out of
5
Look & feel
5.0
out of
5
Media
5.0
out of
5
Performance
5.0
out of
5
Phone Features
5.0
out of
5
Value
5.0
out of
5
Installation
5.0
out of
5
Software
5.0
out of
5
Connectivity
5.0
out of
5
By PBRAUER0462
Location:Home and Travelling
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Love Love Love It!!!!
- January 6, 2012
After trying many devices through other carriers, we got this one and absolutely love it! Excellent connection and speeds. Sprint also makes trying a product before you buy, very easy. We were able to try for 3 days and if we were happy with it we could keep it. We tried it and loved it, so naturally we are keeping for the long haul. Would definitely recommend to others.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 18 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
Useless.
By 8017187320
- January 2, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
1.0
out of
5
Look & feel
4.0
out of
5
Media
1.0
out of
5
Performance
3.0
out of
5
Value
1.0
out of
5
Installation
4.0
out of
5
Software
2.0
out of
5
Connectivity
3.0
out of
5
By 8017187320
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
Useless.
- January 2, 2012
Gets hot. Poor service. Battery only lasts a few minutes. Only had this device 2 months. Piece of junk.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
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Review 19 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
great value for the money
By HollysWorld
- January 1, 2012
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
4.0
out of
5
Look & feel
5.0
out of
5
Media
5.0
out of
5
Performance
5.0
out of
5
Phone Features
5.0
out of
5
Value
5.0
out of
5
Installation
2.0
out of
5
Software
5.0
out of
5
Connectivity
5.0
out of
5
By HollysWorld
Location:Pottstown,PA
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
great value for the money
- January 1, 2012
This is the first time that I have ever owned a hotspot and let me tell me tell you that I pleased with the overall performance of this product, however setting up this product was a little challenging due to the fact that I had to reset this device a few times to get things going. The 4G side of this device is excellent I am running 5 wireless devices off of this product and experience little to no hesitation. With all wireless products you will have faults after all it's almost like a 2way radio and you will experience at times. I have been in the wireless field for over 15 years and wireless has come along way. All in all I would recommend this product and just know you may have slight difficulty at first with setting everything up but do know once everything is up and running it should be for the most part smooth sailing.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 20 for Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Overall Rating
unreliable. great when it is working (which is usually)
By jonathankatz
- December 6, 2011
Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot attributes
Battery life
4.0
out of
5
Look & feel
4.0
out of
5
Performance
1.0
out of
5
Phone Features
4.0
out of
5
Value
2.0
out of
5
By jonathankatz
Location:LA, CA
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
unreliable. great when it is working (which is usually)
- December 6, 2011
When the device works, it is great. Connects to network, provides hotspot functionality with fairly reasonable range/speed. The problem is that it frequently loses its 4G connection and will not reestablish (yes I have the settings right, confirmed by Sierra and Sprint) without a reboot.
If 3G is enabled, it will then silently burn thru my 5gb limit without a 4g reestablishment -- so I have to leave the 3g off.... which makes the symptom that I can no longer connect to the internet.
I keep checking for a firmware update that will fix this problem.... No fix yet.
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
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