Travel router for iPad?
May 23, 2012, 2:09 pm
#31
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+1 to airport express.
May 23, 2012, 8:26 pm
#32
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I always go for a wired connection over wireless. And it's definitely better to use your own wifi where you can set up WPA-PSK2 encryption as opposed to something simple that the hotel uses (if any).
May 24, 2012, 8:40 am
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As others have said, there are several threads on various options for this; an excellent choice is the Asus WL-330N3G, it's very versatile as a travel router. I've had great results with it.
It was easy to set up, and in a hotel with only wired access, worked flawlessly for all our devices - a laptop, an iPad, and 2 iPod Touches, though it did get a bit slow when a few of them were going
We only got 1 daily charge, and the hotel has now gone to free internet access for all, though it is still wired in some locations.Someone asked about the login when using wired only. We still had to log in every 24 hours, and the hotel splash screen popped up on whichever device was being used.
May 25, 2012, 7:11 pm
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May 25, 2012, 7:42 pm
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I think Cradlepoint is the best! I've used Cradlepoint products for 5 years now.
http://www.cradlepoint.com/products/...ortable-router
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May 26, 2012, 10:09 pm
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May 30, 2012, 7:59 pm
#39
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If your laptop has an ethernet port you can just turn on internet sharing over wifi (on a mac that is). I normally do this. Although recently I've been carrying around an old airport express preconfigured for bridge mode, saves me a ton of configuration hassle (plus I switched to a macbook air)
Jun 13, 2012, 7:48 pm
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http://www.dovado.com/index.php?opti...d=78&Itemid=22
It was being offered for sale at telenor.se and I'm not if it has gotten FCC approved http://movingwifi.com/dovado-tiny
Jun 14, 2012, 7:57 am
#43
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Does the Apple App mentioned above help with that or is it only usable with the Airport Express? i love our Airport Express at home but it is just too big to travel with for me (and did I read that on the next generation Airport device will be even bigger?).
Jun 14, 2012, 10:02 am
#44
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the new one is bigger and has a power cord. no more built-in plug. it's basically a small desktop router, not a travel router.
Jun 14, 2012, 6:27 pm
#45
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I was disappointed in Zuni too, but for a different reason, I thought that, if a network was set-up once between, for example, a laptop and Ipad using the Zuni, it would allow me to go to a new wifi signal, pick up that signal on the router and relay it to the Ipad. Turns out each time a new signal is introduced, the router has to be reconfigured and it takes a hardwire connection to do that. No good if I am travelling without a Macbook or PC.
Does the Apple App mentioned above help with that or is it only usable with the Airport Express? i love our Airport Express at home but it is just too big to travel with for me (and did I read that on the next generation Airport device will be even bigger?).
Does the Apple App mentioned above help with that or is it only usable with the Airport Express? i love our Airport Express at home but it is just too big to travel with for me (and did I read that on the next generation Airport device will be even bigger?).