"The Active Cantenna is Back! But this time we've added a DirecTV
Satellite Dish to see what wifi improvements, if any, it makes. Jim
finishes the Pudding Cup Capacitor in this episode.
My last installment of How to turn your car into a Wi-Fi Hotspot was very popular although the cost was not. This time, I've rounded up the latest and greatest in mobile Wi-Fi routers that are all the rage these days, and more affordable.
Kyocera's KR1 (D-Link DI-725) Mobile Router:
The KR1 Mobile Router allows you to create a wireless broadband network virtually anywhere. It uses 1xEV-DO as its WAN backhaul and functions like an access point supporting multiple computers and devices with high-speed wireless data services. All you need is a 1xEV-DO card or phone*. The KR1 Mobile Router is especially useful for mobile work groups such as dispatch teams, consultants, road-warrior sales groups, satellite offices, command posts, and more. It can also be used as a reliable alternative for fixed broadband services in your home.
Cost: $299.00
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WAAV CM3:
Based on the popular WavBoard EV1 - one of the first cellular routers in the world - the WAAV CM3 is engineered to maintain a broadband speed Internet connection while in a moving vehicle. The mobile router provides an always-on connection, similar to cable or DSL, and allows multiple devices to be on-line at the same time.
Proven reliable up to 100 mph, users plug directly in using Ethernet or connect wireless via Wi-Fi. When the vehicle is stopped, the wireless connection remains available up to 300' away.
Cost: $379.00
No Specs Available
Top Global 3G Phoebus MB6000:
TOP Global 3G Phoebus is a patented, mobile/portable wireless router. 3G Phoebus is the industrial first and the most integrated WLAN and 3rd generation cellular (3G) solution for Home, Small Office and Home Office (SOHO). The products are simple to use and easily scalable. 3G phoebus is a 3G router for consumer market based on our MobileBridge? platform technology. It combines the best of Wi-Fi and 3G mobile communications technologies including CDMA 1x, EV-DO, EDGE, and UMTS and can be easily upgraded to support EV-DO Release A and HSDPA.
Cost: $299.00
Top Global MB7000 EVDO Mobile Router:
Top Global MB8000 Highly Integrated Wi-Fi and 2.5G/3G Mobile and Portable Hot Spot Solution
Top Global's MobileBridge™ is a patented, mobile/portable wireless communication gateway. MobileBridge™ is the industrial first and the most integrated WLAN and WWAN solution for Enterprise, Mobile Hot Spots, and WISPs. The product is secure, simple to use, and easily scalable to enable new applications of Wi-Fi.
Top Global mobile hot Spot solution based on MobileBridge™ combines the best of Wi-Fi technology and 2.5G/3G mobile communications technology. It leverages the existing and widely available 2.5G/3G infrastructures with the flexible, low cost and simple to use WLAN technology for enterprise applications and for rapid deployment of hot spots anywhere around the world. The solution comes with a complete suite of software package including security, network management, and AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting)
features.
Cost: $799.00
Junxion Box JB-110b
The Junxion Box™ wireless WAN router uses a patent-pending software platform to create an easy yet sophisticated, enterprise-grade, flexible and low-cost means of connecting fleets of computing devices like laptops, desktops, retail point of sale terminals and remote monitoring systems with the latest cellular data services from wireless carriers.
Cost: $699.95
Want to build your own portable Wi-Fi hotspot? Check out a previous DIY project post.
3G Phoebus can help you to connect high-speed cellular data network, and enables several laptops and computers to share one cellular data network link to access Internet with no requirements for drivers and interfaces.
MB7000 is Highly Integrated EVDO Module Design-In Router
For wireless Internet access replacing DSL/Cable Modem
Wireless broadband access via EVDO to the Internet, email, corporate networks and virtual private networks
Compact design, rich feature with small size
Portable, Rugged, and Reliable to meet customer requirements
Tired of visiting coffee shops and paying extra to use their Wi-Fi connection? Boss says no to paying extra for High Speed Internet at hotels? I've just read two very fascinating how-to articles that will help solve these issues and get you surfing, downloading and whatever else you do with a High Speed Internet connection on the go.
The first article, Wi-Fi to Go: The Hot Spot in a Box, is by David Pogue of the New York Times and he reviews the various portable Wi-Fi routers available from several manufacturers. He goes into nice detail about the features, cost and which cellular carriers each model is compatible with.
The second article, EVDO Stompbox Project, by Tor Armundson, is a true DIY project. Once completed, you will have a sweet, low cost, portable Wi-Fi connection for your car, briefcase, hotel room or wherever you wish to use it. This project is specifically for the Verizon EVDO BroadbandAccess service.
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Is your car your office? If not it sure could be. RaySat, a manufacturer of DBS satellite antennas for cars, is introducing the RaySat SpeedRay™ 3000 which offers vehicles on-the-move, high-speed Internet access and satellite TV using a low profile (5.7”) roof mounted KU-band satellite antenna. The system provides vehicle passengers with an in-car hotspot, easy IP based network access plus live satellite TV.
The SpeedRay™ 3000 system consists of an outdoor antenna unit for satellite signal reception (data and TV), indoor antenna controller, satellite modem (for Internet access), WiFi router and a DBS satellite receiver (for live satellite TV). Integrated advanced sensors and a sophisticated tracking system provide access while the vehicle is in-motion or stationary. The SpeedRay™ 3000 antenna mounts securely to the cross bars of a vehicle roof rack or alternatively, RaySat manufacturers special brackets for RV and truck installations.
The SpeedRay™ 3000 is the world's first vehicle-based satellite antenna providing in-motion, high-speed Internet access to motorists, including emergency personnel, riding in cars, trucks, or motor homes. The new SpeedRay™ 3000 is based on an enclosed low profile, roof-mounted antenna that enables Internet access to laptops, PDAs, or other devices equipped with Wi-Fi wireless networking technology.
The innovative system provides high-speed Internet access that can be shared among users in the vehicle. In addition, the SpeedRay™ 3000 provides moving vehicles with strong reception of digital satellite TV and music channels. Since it communicates solely via satellite, the antenna can be used effectively in remote areas where cellular and land-line connections are not available.
Available Summer 2006
Cost $3495.00
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