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Answers to ‘Is there a router I can connect a USB 3G modem to?’Wednesday 30th April 2008 11:47 GMT 3G Router UserKeith Costello • Wednesday 30th April 2008 12:02 GMT
Yes, there are a number of vendors making routers that fit that description. See the following link for a number of them: http://www.evdoinfo.com/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,115/ kinda..Alastair • Wednesday 30th April 2008 12:57 GMT
but it aint cheap: http://sonicwallonline.co.uk/TZ190/index.php Cheers ..sortaBonnie • Thursday 1st May 2008 05:03 GMT
Not for the faint-hearted but certainly a budget option: Take an ASUS wireless router, most of which come with one or more USB ports. Replace the firmware with open-source OpenWRT (www.openwrt.org). Connect a Nokia mobile phone with the USB cable provided to the ASUS (I used an old 6680, but new-fangled HSDPA models like N95 should work as well and they give you more oomph). The Nokia acts as the modem and can be controlled with the venerable AT command set. Install and configure ACM driver and PPP on OpenWRT. This is the hard bit and requires a fair deal of patience/smokes/coffee/wine and not to forget, Linux admin skills. Guidance and help is available on the OpenWRT forums. 3G Router UserNeil Howell • Thursday 1st May 2008 05:24 GMT
Two model come to mind: Netcomm N3G002W, this provides both USB and Expresscard/PCMCIA slots. It is only new to the Australian market this week D-Link DIR-451 model that will support them. hopefully they are available in your country. 2 OptionsJamie • Thursday 1st May 2008 07:13 GMT
There is 2 that I know of that are a great deal cheaper the the ones suggested. Draytek Vigor2800VG http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=2690 hurry though as it is just about to be replaced by a updated more expensive model that will do the same job. http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2820.html These Vigor routers are the small business choice as they are very reliable and have VPN access as standard. The other one is the Linksys WRT54G3G 54Mbps Wireless Broadband Router for 3G/UMTS http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=3193 don't know how reliable this one is. Router with ADSL and 3G connectivitySteve James • Thursday 1st May 2008 08:10 GMT
123Telecom (www.123telecom.co.uk) do a complete solution called Dual Route which includes a standard ADSL2 compliant router which has a 3G Datacard slot, the datacard, and an airtime package for main use or just for emergency backup. They also have a USB dongle 3G version available, although this isnt mentioned on their website. I think the router may even be free with an annual contract paid up front. not reallyAnonymous Coward • Thursday 1st May 2008 09:32 GMT
The sonicwall device only accepts PCMCIA cards. The best solutions seem to be from CradlePoint (linked from first post or go to http://www.cradlepointsolutions.com/shopDetails.asp?CatId=13&SubCatId=9&ProductId=49) Router that takes 3G SIM cardGareth Hunt • Thursday 1st May 2008 15:35 GMT
Here's something similar The Ericsson Fixed Wireless Terminal W25 takes a sim card and does most of the usual things, Also supports HSDPA @ 7.2Mb/s http://www.ericsson.com/solutions/enterprise/products/w2x.shtml And another three options for you...Anonymous Coward • Thursday 1st May 2008 19:37 GMT
Sarian (http://www.sarian.co.uk) do some nice routers, in various combinations of wired (ISDN, xDSL, etc) and GPRS/3G/HSDPA. They're mainly aimed at remote point-of-sale and telemetry apps. One really nice feature is that most can support 2 SIMs so can failover to a second network if the first one goes down. They've just been bought by Digi, so it'll be interesting to see how things pan out on that. A bit more expensively, Cisco have just launched a SOHO router (the 880 series IIRC) and one of those supports GPRS/3G. Otherwise Cisco can sell you an 1800 series router with a 3G interface card (£££). Alternatively, Checkpoint's UTM-1 Edge firewall/router box can take a USB dongle and use that as a backup link. HTH, and good luck. The period for answering this question has finished Ask a QuestionTroubled by technology? Want to know which is the best product to buy? Need a hand getting the most out of your gadgets? Email us to submit your queries to the combined brainpower of your fellow Register Hardware readers. |
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