Need a way to surf almost anywhere without relying on sketchy public Wi-Fi? Verizon sure thinks you do and hopes to entice subscribers with a new Jetpack mobile hot spot. Called the Jetpack 4G LTE ...

If you have an Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspot from Verizon (the owner of Engadget's parent company), you may want to check it right now. The carrier has issued a recall for 2.5 million Jetpack mobile ...

Verizon's Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots are capable of overheating, and could cause burns if handled and pose a fire risk. Verizon and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have ...

Until we reach that point in technological and manufacturing development, almost everything that has a battery can be considered a potential fire hazard, including the phones that we put in our ...

Mobile hotspots should connect people to the internet — not the local fire department. That’s why Verizon recalled 2.5 million Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots Thursday. The exact problem, as stated ...

(RTTNews) - Telecom major Verizon is recalling 2.5 million Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots citing fire and burn risks, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. In a statement, the agency ...

BETHESDA, Md. — Verizon is recalling 2.5 million Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots over fire and burn risks. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Thursday. The issue is the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon is recalling 2.5 million mobile hotspots after some reports of overheating and two reports of minor burns. The 4G hotspots were used by schools and sold by stores. They are ...

Verizon has issued a recall for 2.5 million of its Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots today. The models were sold between 2017 and 2021 and have a battery defect that can create a fire hazard. Notably, ...

HOUSTON – Verizon is recalling 2.5 million Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots because the lithium-ion battery in the hotspots can overheat posing fire and burn hazards. The company has received 15 ...