Gordon Spencer
EF5
WWW.Wirelessnwifi.com has a great sale on right now till the end of the year. Buy a MBR1000 and get a CTR-350 for free.
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Benjamin Rock
I agree with Bill. I upgraded my Sprint card to the 4g and got the PHS-300 free. I love it. I use it to create a wi-fi in the house if someone else is using the desktop and it lets me update all my computers at the same time. Really nice thing to have. And battery feature is nice if you only need it for a hour or two. Fits in the posket and goes anywhere.
Jason Foster
Ah...OK, if I'm reading this right, that's how you can get around the fact that Sprints 4G USB devices doesn't have an antenna port, you route it through on of Cradlepoints devices and that has the antenna port to go out to a good quality antenna. Now I can see it being worth get the 4g card...even if we won't see it for a while in the open areas of the plains.
Eric Friedebach
EF2
I don’t see where the MBR1000 has a provision for an external cellular antenna. I believe you still need a card that has one.
Skip Talbot
EF5
Right, even if it did, it would still have to interface with the data card to get that antenna's signal into the data card. So if the data card doesn't have an antenna port, its not going to be able to use an external antenna connected to the cradle. You can't send the signal through the express card slot or USB, so the only other option would be induction and that would be an odd feature for the cradle router to have and probably wouldn't work well either.
Jason Foster
Ah..OK, appreciate the clarification. I wasn't sure, hence my previous post. I will admit I didn't see it described on the cradlepoint site, but sometimes antenna ports/connectors are not in the description of many data devices.
So I guess I'm back to avoiding the 4G cards for now...since they don't have antenna ports/connectors.
So I guess I'm back to avoiding the 4G cards for now...since they don't have antenna ports/connectors.
Sean Waugh
EF0
If you are wanting to go the route of an external antenna, use a Wilson Amp. They pick up the incoming signal on an external antenna and rebroadcast it inside the car via an internal antenna. It works the same in reverse. It will significantly increase you range of cell coverage and it works on any cell carrier. So you could have three different cards plugged in to your Cradlepoint and then use a Wilson Amp with it's own external antenna to boost the signal.
David Wolfson
EF5
With respect to the sort of internal-external amp Sean describes, one should research its limitations and read through the other ST threads with respect to 3G data. Per Gordon Spencer such amps (aka "wireless amps") are so far only efficient with voice handsets, although there are some improved designs working their way through the FCC approval process.
Sean Waugh
EF0
http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/ViewProduct.php?ID=129
It's kind of expensive, but if you have the money to spare they work pretty well. As the documentation shows, it works phones and data cards, if that's what David is referring to.
It's kind of expensive, but if you have the money to spare they work pretty well. As the documentation shows, it works phones and data cards, if that's what David is referring to.
Gordon Spencer
EF5
Wireless amplifiers can increase your reception on a cellular data device but will actually decrease your throughput speeds. Most of the members here use Cyfre direct connect amplifiers . These members have used both wilson and Cyfre and have judged the Cyfre as superior.
which most have
which most have
Sean Waugh
EF0
Noted. Thanks Gordon, I had no idea that it would decrease your throughput speed. I don't have a Wilson Amp personally (I can't justify spending an entire years worth of chase money on one amp), it's just what we use at work. I'll look into the Cyfre though.
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