linux-works
clearwire_speed_test
bought a $50 'mifi' dongle from frys and its been performing quite good, in fact, while I'm out and about.
I usually get 5meg up and 1meg down, but sometimes it gives me a bit more speed.
its 4g-only (wimax) and rides on sprint's network. in the bay area, there are good and bad locations (rt101 is fine; rt280 is not), but if you do get signal, its impressive.
linux support is stellar! not only does it give wifi but the usb wired connection also 'just plain works' on linux as a 'usb0' network interface. linux mint (latest) just plain worked when I plugged the microusb cord into my laptop for charging. I didn't expect usb-networking to work but its great!
it can be 3 net interfaces: wan (wimax, 4g), wifi and finally usb wired.
battery life is 6-7 hours so far. also very impressive.
dongle is quite small and I've been able to carry it in my vest jacket pocket and give myself a portable hotspot, even while driving (car navigation).
my 'old phone' is only 2g/3g and so with this dongle, I can get 4g speeds and give up to 8 wifi clients, which makes my laptop and phone both happy.
web interface for mgmt is also well done.
leds show status and there's no lcd to scratch or break. the minimalistic leds are enough and also don't consume too much power.
I'm not usually this impressed with lower end networking gear but this was a very well done product!
(its called 'clearwire voyager').
clearwire_speed_test
bought a $50 'mifi' dongle from frys and its been performing quite good, in fact, while I'm out and about.
I usually get 5meg up and 1meg down, but sometimes it gives me a bit more speed.
its 4g-only (wimax) and rides on sprint's network. in the bay area, there are good and bad locations (rt101 is fine; rt280 is not), but if you do get signal, its impressive.
linux support is stellar! not only does it give wifi but the usb wired connection also 'just plain works' on linux as a 'usb0' network interface. linux mint (latest) just plain worked when I plugged the microusb cord into my laptop for charging. I didn't expect usb-networking to work but its great!
it can be 3 net interfaces: wan (wimax, 4g), wifi and finally usb wired.
battery life is 6-7 hours so far. also very impressive.
dongle is quite small and I've been able to carry it in my vest jacket pocket and give myself a portable hotspot, even while driving (car navigation).
my 'old phone' is only 2g/3g and so with this dongle, I can get 4g speeds and give up to 8 wifi clients, which makes my laptop and phone both happy.
web interface for mgmt is also well done.
leds show status and there's no lcd to scratch or break. the minimalistic leds are enough and also don't consume too much power.
I'm not usually this impressed with lower end networking gear but this was a very well done product!
(its called 'clearwire voyager').