Technologically speaking, I don't get why the MiFi and your Palm get so damn hot. It must be the radio activity being pretty continuous during the connection, much like talking on a cell phone. It also gets hot because the radio gear inside it spend most of the time at idle, sending an ocassional status message. When talking or on 3G data, the radio is on continuously sending and receiving packets. Its just amazing that these tiny chips can run at such high temperatures that these devices feel HOT to a warm blooded creature.
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IT Guy from NY
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