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Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots
Dekortage writes "David Pogue reviews several portable wi-fi access points in the New York Times. If you have cellular Internet access, you can plug the PC card into the wi-fi box and presto, you've got Wi-Fi from wherever you are." From the article: "The card provides the Internet connection, courtesy of those companies' 3G ("third generation") high-speed cellular data networks. The box just rebroadcasts that connection as a Wi-Fi signal so that all nearby computers -- not just one privileged laptop -- can go online. With those PC cards, you can go online anywhere there's a cellular signal: in a taxi, on a bus, in a waiting room or wherever. In major cities, the speed is delightful, like a D.S.L. or slowish cable modem (400 to 700 kilobits a second)."
I am a long time Mac fan, found a great deal on EBay (http://stores.ebay.com/The-Mobile-Hotspot) for the 3G Phoebus product. I bought one for $249 after rebate ! The KR1 is $299 from Kyocera and might be out of stock again. I heard it has a lot of technical problems. The Phoebus just like David Pogue said his this article. It is really cool, really easy to use, I am really happy and would recommend it to other Mac fans.
I am a long time Mac fan, I read the article yesterday and found a great place on EBay (http://stores.ebay.com/The-Mobile-Hotspot [ebay.com]) for the 3G Phoebus. I bought one for $249 after rebate ! The KR1 is $299 from Kyocera and was out of stock. I heard it has a lot of technical problems. The Phoebus just like David Pogue said. It is really cool, really easy to use, I am really happy and would recommend it to other Mac fans.