4G Cards

[Jim Herrmann]

That's true.  And that is certainly something I considered.  If I was
starting from scratch, I would probably go that route.  It's a more
expensive route, but there is that convenience of one device.  Since I
already have an Android phone, Samsung Moment, on my personal account, I
decided that just having the WAP point was what my "business" needed.  So, I
started a new account paid for by my business, and that will keep them
separate for tax purposes.  I can foresee that someday my business will
demand it's own phone, which it will pay for and provide to it's president.

It's more than $20, I think.  I think there is $10 for 4G, then $20 for WiFi
enabling.  Something like that.

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Jonathan Hale <maclaoch at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Or you could do what I'm thinking about doing now.  Get one of the new 4G
> phones (Epic, EVO, or Shift) and, for $20/month extra, have it enabled as
> a MiFi hotspot.  That way you'd have one less device to have to carry
> around.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Herrmann
> Sent: Jan 17, 2011 11:52 PM
> To: "kclug at kclug.org"
> Subject: Re: 4G Cards
>
> Did I mention that it needs to be portable?  I have a cable modem at my
> house.  I've seen 10MB download speeds from that.  Not looking to replace
> that.  I need to be mobile.  Columbus, OH, Panera bread, any restaurant or
> coffee shop, etc.  I want to be able to be wired in to do billable work from
> any city in the US, any place I want to hang out and people watch that
> particular day.  The beach is probably not practical at this point in
> Kansas, but that's the general idea.  4G makes the completely mobile office
> totally possible.  I'm getting on that band wagon.  I now have two customers
> that will pay me very good money to work on their projects, from a
> distance.  Yeah baby!  Wire me up, or rather, unwire me up!
>
> I have, or rather my business has, put in an order for the Overdrive.  For
> what it will cost, if it saves me an hour or two over the course of each
> month futzing around with connections, it will totally pay for itself.  The
> device looks pretty cool.  4G to WiFi up to 150 feet away for up to five
> devices, and it's battery powered, like a cell phone, so it can just sit
> there on the table, connected to nothing, and give your whole house 3-6 GBS
> download speed.  That is just too f-ing cool.  Of course, like a cell phone,
> it has to be charged, or be plugged into the wall or USB.  I need to get me
> some of that extra battery power for USB powered devices that I've seen for
> sale.
>
> I will do some personal testing over the next few weeks and report back to
> the group on how well it works.  Wish me luck!
>
> Peace,
> Jim
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Geoffrion, Ron P [IT] <
> Ron.Geoffrion at sprint.com> wrote:
>
>> The Sprint 4G modem by Motorola has no drivers to worry about. Hooked up
>> to your wireless router provides whole house coverage.
>>
>> I switched last month and get 3-4mbps download consistently in KC.
>>
>> Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint!
>>
>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "Jim Herrmann" <kclug at itdepends.com>
>> Date: Mon, Jan 17, 2011 4:32 pm
>> Subject: 4G Cards
>> To: "kclug at kclug.org" <kclug at kclug.org>
>>
>>   OK, I may have answered my own question, but I would still like to hear
>> other's opinions.
>>
>> The Overdrive Hot Spot gives me a 4G connection, and allows up to 5 WiFi
>> connections to it.  That allows any OS to use it.  Sound good?  Yes, I know
>>
>> Let me know what you think.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Jim Herrmann <kclug at itdepends.com>wrote:
>>
>>> What Spring 4G cards work with Linux?  I am making the bold assumption
>>> that there must be someone on here that knows this off the top of their
>>> head.  :-)
>>>
>>> It appears that 3G is well supported, albeit with some USB tweaks.  But
>>> I'm not hopeful from what I've found for drivers getting 4G speeds being
>>> supported on Linux.
>>>
>>> Help me choose.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jim
>>>
>>
>>
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