Build Your Own Solar Powered Hotspot

hode writes "Popular Science has a how-to article up on turning a backpack into a portable, solar-powered Wi-Fi hotspot. Possible uses include providing Wi-Fi access for a road-trip caravan." From the article: "Its secret ingredient: the Junxion Box. Plug a cellular-network card into the book-size open-source-based device, and voil--instant Wi-Fi hotspot, with speeds averaging around 700 kilobits per second. To power the box, I wired it to a 1.2-amp-hour battery and dropped both into the Voltaic Systems backpack, which has a built-in solar charger."

Comments

Well...

[DanielNS84]

I can't help but wonder how well this would work if it rained during your whole weekend camping trip? Since that would seem like the time you'd want to use it. ;)

Small Problems...

[dancpsu]

1) This thing costs over $1000

2) EV-DO cellular internet service for the internet connection is $80/mo

Maybe it would be better just to deal with being away from the internet when you're camping...