Air Card, 3G wireless internet

[adamdegraff]

Just about ready to get a wireless router for our bus. Read Mango's endorsement of Boosterantena.com which is now 3Gstore.com. Looks good to me. Anybody have other opinions about these aircards or the best way to go about getting set up? I don't think I want to do the whole motosat thing. Air card should suffice for us. We are mac people if that makes any difference and will have at least two computers. (Or, maybe just one if I con convince my wife to let me get the new iPhone.) Verizon? Sprint? ATT? Any opinions?

Thanks,

~Adam

[tdelorme]

Adam, we use an AT&T air card plugged into a TopGlobal router. Works great for us. Tonight we are in Texarkana, TX and both online at the same time. Speed is reasonable. Not super fast, but acceptable.

[Journeyone144]

Hi Ted and Jan,
I have AT&T Cell...and a wireless router I was using in the house when I had a boarder...I wonder if I could make use of the router I bought for his computer in the Bus now since I still have it and it's doing nothing anymore...
Is there any relationship between an AT&T air card and this wireless router I have....Also what is a TopGlobal router...is it just a different brand name..?? I could sure use a quickie education about these things..as the only way I ever get on line in the coach is via Wifi ...if I get lucky and close enough to borrow someone's connection to the Net...

Mine is a "NetGear wireless N 150 Router WNR 1000 v2"

Appreciate any in put at all...
Hugs Always Viv
88 Prevo Le Mirage XL

Adam, we use an AT&T air card plugged into a TopGlobal router. Works great for us. Tonight we are in Texarkana, TX and both online at the same time. Speed is reasonable. Not super fast, but acceptable.

[merle&louise]

I was surfing the net and saw this little gizmo! In motion internet service for $89,000! What's the difference between this thing and an air card? Don't both connect you to the WWW?

http://www.satellitesinmotion.com/m7...TRA-The%20COTM

[JIM CHALOUPKA]

I was surfing the net and saw this little gizmo! In motion internet service for $89,000! What's the difference between this thing and an air card? Don't both connect you to the WWW?

http://www.satellitesinmotion.com/m7...TRA-The%20COTM

Tuga, with your example you get FREE SHIPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dale farley]

I bet if we get every POG member to purchase one, we could get this price down to $85,000 each!

[GSwaim]

Has a 1 year committment then it's month to month. At $30 per month compared to $60 per month it really is just a six month committment in dollar and cents. I use mine in and out of the house so don't need to shut it off. I went the two years just to ensure I get the $30 per month for that long.

[jelmore]

Gary, this device receives 10x better that an ordinary data card? Is that 10x better range, like instead of receiving 4 bars at 1 mile it will receive 4 bars at 10 miles And what does no overage charges mean? If you go over 5 GB, there's no additional charge? That would be an unlimited data plan and I didn't think any one offered that any more. Is this only available on Verizon? We use both Verizon and Sprint to give us maximum coverage. It's $120 a month for both but we're almost always well covered.

[hhoppe]

Adam: We have had good luck with Verizon Air Card for the computer and Verizon family plan phone. If you have any Onstar vehicles the Verizon can be dovetailed into them for Verizon rates. We found Verizon with the best location coverage. Any Verizon caller to Verizon caller is free minutes. I'm not a shopper , there may be better deals out there, but I'm happy with what we have.

[MangoMike]

Adam,

To make the installation seamless and pain free get both the wireless router and the verizon card from the same folks at 3g. Just tell them you have a Mac and it will be plug and go when you get it.

Mike