Friday, August 21, 2009

Can I share a mobile broadband connection between multiple computers?

You can with a router designed to work with a mobile broadband connection. An example of such a router is the Draytek Vigor 2910, which has a USB port to which you can connect a 3G USB modem or 3G phone, allowing connection to the internet via HSDPA at connection speeds of up to 3.4Mb/s. Please note we have yet to confirm whether the USB modems from 3, T-Mobile and Vodafone work with this router.
Other mobile broadband routers we are aware of: - Linksys WRT54G3G Wireless-G router, which accepts a mobile broadband data card, e.g the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G broadband data card - DrayTek 2820n Router. This is a high specification mobile broadband and general purpose router from Draytek, and can accept ADSL/ADSL2+ broadband connections, has a Dual-WAN ports to connect an ADSL modem, cable modem or both, and has a USB Port for a 3G mobile broadband modem. The router can then distribute the broadband internet connection to other computers via b, g or n WiFi.
Note that if you buy a mobile broadband USB modem, you are free to swap it between computers if you want to. You could use it on your laptop whilst you are out and about, and then switch it to your desktop when you are at home

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