4G Cards

[Nathan Cerny]

Tethering on andriod kinda sucks. The 4g performance you get is highly hardware dependent, and as of right now you can't have a 4g connection and voice simultaneously. So at this point, a dedicated device seems the better option.

At least from what I've read :)

Sent from my iPhone


On Jan 17, 2011, at 11:57 PM, Philip Dorr <tagno25 at gmail.com> wrote:

> What about using an Android phone with USB and/or WiFi tethering?
> 
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:52 PM, Jim Herrmann <kclug at itdepends.com> wrote:
>> 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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