portable 3G router

[T6]

share a 3G connection form a usb dongle usually is a problem(i personally never could), this router could be the solution



http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Marvel-Digital-3G-Router-EVDO-PPoE,news-12663.html

[AndrzejL]

Pretty cool stuff

[gseaman]

I have a Clear 4g device that is a modem and a router. I just turn it on and set it on the table next to me and turn on my computer. Anyone with the wpa passphrase can also use it. I've not had a need to share it yet, though.

Galen

[Just18]

There have been full function routers with the ability to use a USB dongle as an alternate means of accessing the internet for quite some time.

I believe my present router does this and I have it about 5 years ...  a Draytek Vigor .....  and a friend also bought a router a couple of years ago for the purpose of using a dongle for net access, and that too have all the usual features for connecting by wire.

Of course none of those I mention were designed to be portable ....

Some interesting ones here

http://www.dovado.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=5

[AndrzejL]

There have been full function routers with the ability to use a USB dongle as an alternate means of accessing the internet for quite some time.

I believe my present router does this and I have it about 5 years ...  a Draytek Vigor .....  and a friend also bought a router a couple of years ago for the purpose of using a dongle for net access, and that too have all the usual features for connecting by wire.

Of course none of those I mention were designed to be portable ....

Some interesting ones here

http://www.dovado.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=5

Me thinks You are missing the point . The point is that the ordinary routers that You (probably) have are AC/DC powered and "stationary" this router is USB powered and it's mobile. For example if You meet with business partners and You want a quick (meaning without fuss) internet connection - boom there it is... Or am I missing the point? LOL

[T6]

a normal router supporting 3G connection, i need one of those now!!!

[7272andy]

I use this one from Solwise sadly discontinued though they have superseded it with other models

Regards

[AndrzejL]

a normal router supporting 3G connection, i need one of those now!!!

I have one (Huawei heavily branded as Vodafone Ireland) standing at a bottom of my wardrobe for a 2 years now waiting for better software - something from WRT range maybe but functional with all the devices available in the router... I use an old PC instead and a linksys router... I can get more services / security this way... Anyroad - my connection is complicated and the server is not exactly mobile but I like it

[Just18]

There is one thing that anyone considering a purchase of one of these devices should bear in mind .....  some dongles' power requirements exceed the spec for what is available on a standard USB port.
In that case either the device should be capable of supplying the extra power - mentioned in its spec - or else have two USB ports so that an adapter can be used to draw power from both for the dongle.

Me thinks You are missing the point . The point is that the ordinary routers that You (probably) have are AC/DC powered and "stationary" this router is USB powered and it's mobile. For example if You meet with business partners and You want a quick (meaning without fuss) internet connection - boom there it is... Or am I missing the point? LOL

No didn't miss it 

Of course none of those I mention were designed to be portable ....

 

......  but the portability was not the main thrust of the thread, as I read it   

I have been thinking a little about the use of a battery ......  and have not found a use for it ..... I certainly never met with any business contacts (for business purposes ) where there was no mains power outlet.
I wonder how long a battery would last .....  the dongle can take 500mA or more .... and then it would need recharging once the battery died. It *may* also become rather intermittent as the battery is discharging.

Battery power seems a nice idea ......  but I wonder how useful it would really be in real-life situations.
Would be interesting to hear comments from someone who uses one .....

[AndrzejL]

Ah gotcha now .