D-Link Debuts 3G Mobile Router
By Ed Oswald | Published August 29, 2005, 12:58 PM
Networking equipment manufacturer D-Link has released a router that allows users to share a 3G mobile wireless broadband connection at speeds of up to 2.4Mbps where service is available. The device supports EVDO, UMTS, Flash-OFDM and HSDPA technologies and includes a slot for a PC-card, as well as 2 USB ports to connect either a cell phone or print server to add functionality.
D-Link's router would, for example, enable home users to share a wireless broadband connection from Verizon or Sprint in lieu of cable or DSL. "Providing shared broadband network access to mobile subscribers from anywhere a cellular network reaches is a strong proposition for mobile operators," said Steven Joe, D-Link President and CEO.
Wild thought, but did D-Link ever consider that perhaps the 3G mobile companies don't want their bandwidth eaten by people sharing the access? That perhaps the 3G companies even only planned for one computer at a time to use it? I am willing to bet that somewhere in the TOS for many of these companies it clearly states that only one computer should use access at a time. I clearly remember when our local @HOME Broadband Internet, which was later bought out by COX, clearly specified that no sharing of the connection over a local area network in the home was permitted. This was until just two years ago or so when it was changed. I mean eventually I bet it eventually becomes common practice, and the 3G's actually market to that, and promote it, even giving away free routers for that purpose, but I bet that only comes after months of major lawsuits! Just my two cents.
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|I think that Verizon would be very pleased to give a free router to every Comcast cable customer who switches to EVDO in home wireless/wi-fi. They also want every cell phone user to switch to VCAST enabled EVDO cell phones. I don't think lack of network capacity is one of thier worries right now...it's lack of customers.
By the way...Verizon just lowered the price of EVDO broadband yesterday to $59 per month if you also have a Verizon voice plan.
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|Steve Jobs....Steven Joe....Steve Balmer...
Hmm...anyone noticing a common name for CEO's?
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