http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/ Engadget Comments for Cisco-Linksys and Vodafone introduce a 3G/UMTS wireless LAN router http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/Dec 19th 2005 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/
can anyone enlighten us on security issues using data card routers or any other limitations (other than bandwidth) versus regular broadband?]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/t your mac address to be allowed for only 1 dollar an hour?"]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/
1GB is not a lot of allowance considering how much traffic you can rack up just doing plain web browsing...
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There are already a hell of a lot of people using these things, and there is probably already a CompactFlash image that can be used out-of-the-box for this function.

So why spend all that much more money?]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/Dec 19th 2005 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/
I've been quietly sharing my cellphone data plan for years, via routing software running on my 802.11b-enabled laptop. It works wonders when traveling with a group and stuck in a town where running water is a luxury, and a motel with wifi is pure fantasy.

I say quietly because, according to Nextel's terms of service, I can't share, redistribute, or otherwise provide access to anyone but myself. Everyone doing similar things with their own data plans has, until now, been violating their terms.

The willing offering of such a service by a provider is a welcome indication of a mindset change. Sort of like when cable TV companies stopped cutting people off for adding a second TV, and just offered to make the extra jack legit for an extra $2/month or whatever.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/12/cisco-linksys-and-vodafone-introduce-a-3g-umts-wireless-lan/never include dates when the product will be released (i.e., actually for sale somewhere). I wonder how much of these announcements will ultimately end up as vaporware because the cellular providers have put lots of lawyers on it.

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