Verizon has issued a recall of 2.5 million Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots because the lithium ion battery may overheat and cause a fire or burns. The hotspots were imported by Franklin Wireless.

Verizon Recalls 2.5 million Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots imported by Franklin Wireless due to the lithium ion battery in the hotspots can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. Consumers can ...

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 ...

If you have one of three different models of an Ellipsis Jetpack hotspot—the same Jetpack hotspot you would have purchased from Verizon to give nearby devices access to 4G connectivity—you’re going to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Wireless has a new mobile hot spot available for customers who have the need to give internet access to any of their other WiFi capable devices like laptops, tablets or anything else that ...

(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 ...

If you are one of the people who purchased a new notebook or tablet and opted to not spend the money on the internal LTE modem and now want to get online away from a WiFi hotspot, there is help for ...