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1XRTT/HRPD/eHRPD/LTE Networks

4G/Wi-Fi Connectivity

Download Speed: 50 Mbps

Internal Memory: 128MB

Micro SD Card Slot: Support up to 32GB

Processor Speed: 550MHz

Upload Speed: 25 Mbps

Wi-Fi hotspot with Screen

Browsing time Up to 13 hours

Standby time Up to 10 days

Size 3.87" x 2.26" x 0.76"

Weight 4.13 (ounces)

4G/Wi-Fi Connectivity

Download Speed: 21 Mbps

Internal Memory: 128MB

Micro SD Card Slot: Support up to 32GB

Processor Speed: 550MHz

Upload Speed: 5.76 Mbps

WCDMA/HSDPA+/HSPA+/LTE Networks

Wi-Fi hotspot with Screen

Browsing time Up to 13 hours

Standby time Up to 10 days

Size 3.87" x 2.26" x 0.76"

Weight 4.13 (ounces)

$15 for 1 GB good for 30 days

$25 - 2 GB - 30 days

$40 - 4 GB - 60 days

$50 - 5 GB - 60 days

$75 - 7GB - 60 days

TracFone's Straight Talk brand has expanded their mobile broadband offering. Two new Straight Talk LTE hotspots showed up at Walmart yesterday. One looks like it uses the Verizon network and the other AT&T.A reader posted the top photo to the PrepaidPhoneNews Facebook page today, It shows the new ZTE Z288L hotspot on display at a local Walmart $99.88. The box carries the red map that Straight Talk uses to denote Verizon coverage and I can just barely make out the "LTE-V" code in the lower left corner of the box which also indicates Verizon (click the image to view full size and see it).Straight Talk has ZTE Z288L's interactive tutorial and User guide online which lists the following specs:The other hotspot appeared on the Walmart site yesterday It's the ZTE Z289G and it's a GSM plus LTE device. Like the Z288L, it's priced at $99.88. Walmart lists the full model number as STZEZ289GP4P. TracFone family devices with model numbers ending in "P4P" use the AT&T network.I couldn't find Straight Talk's tutorial for the ZTE Z289G hotspot but I did find one for a ZTE Z289L which looks identical to the Walmart device and is GSM plus LTE. I think the model number discrepancy is an error. But it's possible that the Z289L is a different device, perhaps for the T-Mobile network. The Z289L's appearance and specs are similar to those of the verizon Z288L except for the network technologies supported and slower claimed speeds:Both Hotspots along with Straight Talk's year old UniMax U240C Verizon based 3G only model use the same plans:Those are very competitive prices for AT&T or Verizon based LTE mobile broadband. The big question is whether speeds will be throttled. Straight Talk's AT&T based phone service generally delivers full LTE speeds but TracFone owned Verizon based Page Plus has its LTE speeds throttled to just 3.5 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up. Here's hoping that Verizon LTE on Straight Talk isn't so badly crippled.Related: