Your Guide To Wireless

3G Mobile Broadband

The rise of 3G and the popularity of smartphones like the Apple iPhone have sparked new ways of connecting to the Net, such as with MiFi or personal Wi-Fi hot spots. This trend is expected to become even more pervasive as telcos roll out cheaper and faster mobile broadband plans. Since last year, telcos here have been selling MiFi devices which enable users to share a 3G connection over Wi-Fi. With these gizmos, a user can create a portable Wi-Fi hot spot around himself and do so anywhe...

Prolink PWH2001 HSPA/EVDO router

Mobile broadband subscribers who want to share their Internet access can plug their broadband USB dongle into the Prolink 3-in-1 router which also serves as a NAT router and 802.11 b/g WiFi access point. The PWH 2001 works for both ADSL and cable and is EVDO and 4G compatible. Sharing mobile broadband is a great idea, in theory at least, as one can take the broadband connection anywhere. However, current mobile broadband speeds are not really that great compared to wired connections and ar...