Just dumped Cricket Aircard when my 5GB shrunk 50% to 2.5GB and they
wanted $10 MORE, a 20% increase, for 5GB/mo. 5GB on a netbook is
nothing. Screw cellular companies and this ********. We've found a much
better way.
Open the Amazon webpage above and Welcome to high-powered wifi!
This little cheap box stuck to the window of most any diner is simply
uncanny! It has a 200mw (FCC measured, not ad hyped) wifi transceiver in
it with a great receiver coupled to a REAL high gain omnidirectional
antenna that's AWAY from all the RF racket of your
netbook/notebook/laptop that scrambles the weak signals on the ******
internal wifi behind the noisy LCD screen with its crappy power output
and non-existant antenna.
Great software comes with the little bugger that makes connection and
antenna positioning for fastest throughput, miles faster than ******
cellular "broadband", very easy to setup. You can still use your little
internal wifi for local hotspot connectivity at home or if the place
you're setup has free wifi inhouse. But, no problem if they don't. You
can connect and USE anyone's wifi you can see from that diner
window...and many you can't! It will connect to wifi hotspots way across
the biggest parking lot, even to buildings you can't see!
Costs NOTHING to use. Free wifi is all over the place, IF you can get TO
it. Now you can....(c;] Waste $37 and give it a try. It won't work
moving down the road, but it sure beats their *** on speed any place it
finds even a weak signal....
PS - Ubuntu and Ubuntu for Netbooks both recognize the Alfa USB adapter
right out of the box without any external software. Just plugnplay and
when you click up your wifi icon at the top you'll see BOTH the internal
wifi and the Alfa card connecting simultaneously, which isn't gonna work!
Just disconnect the internal card's connection and the Alfa card will be
the connection used. I still haven't found a way to shut down the internal
after Ubuntu Linux disabled all my Fn control keys, one of which did shut
down my internal wifi radio, but no longer functions.
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
Fred <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>Costs NOTHING to use. Free wifi is all over the place, IF you can get TO
>it. Now you can....(c;] Waste $37 and give it a try. It won't work
>moving down the road, but it sure beats their *** on speed any place it
yeah I've been reading up on that little unit as well!
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
Fred <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>Costs NOTHING to use. Free wifi is all over the place, IF you can get TO
>it. Now you can....(c;] Waste $37 and give it a try. It won't work
>moving down the road, but it sure beats their *** on speed any place it
do you have he model with hi gain antenna? or regular
antenna?
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
me@privacy.net wrote in news:3qt9i693pv2c89lo45ncdi6m6qui8ihhmh@4ax.com:
> Fred <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>
>>Costs NOTHING to use. Free wifi is all over the place, IF you can get
>>TO it. Now you can....(c;] Waste $37 and give it a try. It won't
>>work moving down the road, but it sure beats their *** on speed any
>>place it
>
> do you have he model with hi gain antenna? or regular
> antenna?
>
Both! The deal from Amazon includes the addon mounting bracket and the
$10 9dbi antenna, in addition to the 5dbi antenna the unit is shipped
with. All for $37.
Used it several times, today, all the way across a huge shopping center
parking lot in one place that had no wifi. Thanks, Chick-Fil-A for the
signal!
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
me@privacy.net wrote in news:3qt9i693pv2c89lo45ncdi6m6qui8ihhmh@4ax.com:
> Fred <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>
>>Costs NOTHING to use. Free wifi is all over the place, IF you can get
>>TO it. Now you can....(c;] Waste $37 and give it a try. It won't
>>work moving down the road, but it sure beats their *** on speed any
>>place it
>
> do you have he model with hi gain antenna? or regular
> antenna?
By the way, you can get the schematic and all the FCC measurement data on
the 036NH here:
Notice they measured 200mw, not 2000mw (which is illegal in the USA over
1 watt). FCC approved because it was under 1 watt output. Full test
report is on the various pieces with the full 036NH schematic...very
nice.
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
On 1/5/11 10:26 PM, Fred wrote:
> me@privacy.net wrote in news:3qt9i693pv2c89lo45ncdi6m6qui8ihhmh@4ax.com:
>
>> Fred<nobody@home.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Costs NOTHING to use. Free wifi is all over the place, IF you can get
>>> TO it. Now you can....(c;] Waste $37 and give it a try. It won't
>>> work moving down the road, but it sure beats their *** on speed any
>>> place it
>>
>> do you have he model with hi gain antenna? or regular
>> antenna?
>>
>
> Both! The deal from Amazon includes the addon mounting bracket and the
> $10 9dbi antenna, in addition to the 5dbi antenna the unit is shipped
> with. All for $37.
>
> Used it several times, today, all the way across a huge shopping center
> parking lot in one place that had no wifi. Thanks, Chick-Fil-A for the
> signal!
>
For another $2, you could have gotten the model with the headband and be
online 24-7, no matter where you are. I mean, being out of touch via
wi-fi for only a couple of minutes? The horror of it. :>)
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
On 1/6/11 6:40 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article<Xns9E64816598FACnobodyhomecom@74.209.131.1 3>,
> Fred<nobody@home.com> wrote:
>
>> This little cheap box stuck to the window of most any diner is simply
>> uncanny! It has a 200mw (FCC measured, not ad hyped) wifi transceiver in
>> it with a great receiver coupled to a REAL high gain omnidirectional
>> antenna that's AWAY from all the RF racket of your
>> netbook/notebook/laptop that scrambles the weak signals on the ******
>> internal wifi behind the noisy LCD screen with its crappy power output
>> and non-existant antenna.
>
> ...and is N only, whereby all the wifi signals near your "cheap diner"
> are going to be b/g.
Usually, when I go to a restaurant, it is to have a meal, enjoy the
food, and talk to my dining companion... Gosh, while there, I actually
manage to stay *dis* connected from the Net. The horror of it.
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in
news:elmop-4CDF6D.06401706012011@news.eternal-september.org:
> In article <Xns9E64816598FACnobodyhomecom@74.209.131.13>,
> Fred <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>
>> This little cheap box stuck to the window of most any diner is simply
>> uncanny! It has a 200mw (FCC measured, not ad hyped) wifi
>> transceiver in it with a great receiver coupled to a REAL high gain
>> omnidirectional antenna that's AWAY from all the RF racket of your
>> netbook/notebook/laptop that scrambles the weak signals on the ******
>> internal wifi behind the noisy LCD screen with its crappy power
>> output and non-existant antenna.
>
> ...and is N only, whereby all the wifi signals near your "cheap diner"
> are going to be b/g.
>
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:43:09 +0000, Fred <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>http://www.amazon.com/High-Gain-Long...4248541&sr=8-2
>
That looks ok but a half solution. If you really wanna leach wifi I am
using something like this. Mine is a much older Engenius directional
unit- an EOC=3220 Plus.
It's really a strong solution. And it does your whole local network.
$75. I am picking up networks up to 3 miles away, with the antenna
stuck to a window with velcro.
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
"Steevo@my-deja.com" <steevo@my-deja.com> wrote in
news:u19hi6t00mknt2mua6mrjpp1t51gutn41c@4ax.com:
> On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:43:09 +0000, Fred <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>
>>http://www.amazon.com/High-Gain-Long.../dp/B0038Q4AIG
>>/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1294248541&sr=8-2
>>
> That looks ok but a half solution. If you really wanna leach wifi I am
> using something like this. Mine is a much older Engenius directional
> unit- an EOC=3220 Plus.
>
> It's really a strong solution. And it does your whole local network.
> $75. I am picking up networks up to 3 miles away, with the antenna
> stuck to a window with velcro.
>
>>http://www.amazon.com/Long-Range-Out...larization/dp/
>>B003KU145W/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1294509071&sr=1-2-fkmr0
>
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
On 1/5/2011 10:43 AM, Fred wrote:
> Costs NOTHING to use. Free wifi is all over the place, IF you can get TO
> it.
I suppose that depends on where you live. Kind of like T-Mobile's "4G
speed" network advertisements - my phone's capable of it, but I've never
actually seen it.
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
Trevor Holyoak <trevor@holyoak.com> wrote in
news:ihcc2f$85q$2@news.eternal-september.org:
> On 1/5/2011 10:43 AM, Fred wrote:
>
>> Costs NOTHING to use. Free wifi is all over the place, IF you can
>> get TO it.
>
> I suppose that depends on where you live. Kind of like T-Mobile's "4G
> speed" network advertisements - my phone's capable of it, but I've
> never actually seen it.
>
> - Trevor
>
My fav Pizza joint has Knology Cable free wifi. 12Mbps down, 3 Mbps
up...no charge. I've been promoted to "systems operator" because I knew
how to logon to the Cisco router and put the pizza joint's name in
SSID....(c;] Two weeks ago, I logged into it and did a firmware upgrade
for lunch. It's the fastest public wifi in Charleston, SC. A piece of
tin foil stuck to the wall behind the router antenna put a stop to the
neighborhood behind the restaurant using it for their home internet
service after I found them in the log. I also lowered the signal by
burying the antenna behind the equipment so it barely makes it to the
edge of the parking lot, reducing the traffic load so only the customers
can hit it.
12Mbps isn't peak speed.....it's solid! Great little place to have a
pizza and system update on your portables.....(c;]
Nothing is throttled, blocked, slowed down or other Verizon nonsense on
Knology....anywhere in their system. Fantastic ISP at my home on this
message. Knology includes 10 simultaneous ports with no throttling or GB
limits on usenetserver.com.....even at the pizza shop! Drop in, download
some new movies or music from usenetserver to play in the car. Plug in
your uncrapped MP3 player that DOESN'T use iTunes or some other crapware
and load MP3s to it like an external hard drive straight from your usenet
NNTP client. I use Grabit from shemes.com for usenet binaries. Works
great at pizza shop.....all free to the customers.
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
On Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:31:11 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>In article <Xns9E83723E44D7Cnobodyhomecom@74.209.131.13>,
> Fred <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>
>> My fav Pizza joint has Knology Cable free wifi.
>
>Here we go again with your Knology Cable crap.
>
>No one cares what the local cable is branded. It doesn't make one bit
>of different. No one gives a **** about Knology Cable.
Apparently, very few can enjoy the speeds Larry alleges.
"Knology Internet speeds of 12Mbps downstream/2Mbps upstream*
*Currently available in Huntsville, AL Augusta, GA Panama City,
FL and Charleston, SC."
Hardly what I'd call big market cities. It's obvious they're far from
supporting that speed system-wide. And speaking of their system,
unless you live in one of the following areas, you aren't going to get
Knology anyway. Not much of a system. IMO.
Dothan, AL
Huntsville, AL
Montgomery, AL
Valley, AL
Panama City, FL
Pinellas County, FL
Augusta, GA
Columbus, GA
Lawrence, KS
Charleston, SC
Rapid City, SD
Sioux Falls, SD
Knoxville, TN
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
At 05 Feb 2011 16:13:58 +0000 Fred wrote:
> It's the fastest public wifi in Charleston, SC. A piece of
> tin foil stuck to the wall behind the router antenna put a stop to the
> neighborhood behind the restaurant using it for their home internet
> service after I found them in the log. I also lowered the signal by
> burying the antenna behind the equipment so it barely makes it to the
> edge of the parking lot, reducing the traffic load so only the
> customers can hit it.
>
Ironically, you seem to spend half your time trying to leech free-WiFi
from half-way across town, and apparently the other half stopping others
from doing the same?
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
On 2/6/2011 10:05 AM, Todd Allcock wrote:
> Ironically, you seem to spend half your time trying to leech free-WiFi
> from half-way across town, and apparently the other half stopping others
> from doing the same?
Re: Fed up with Aircard cellular data nonsense? Got $37?
"Steevo@my-deja.com" <steevo@my-deja.com> wrote in
news:27hvo61m8u24r7kg0ajpvt0akk92acd9qh@4ax.com:
> On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:20:11 +0000, Fred <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>
>>Nice unit but not quite as portable, right?
> It's not a portable solution.
> But it is a strong solution.
>
What's not "portable"? It weighs 2 oz and uses a mini/A USB cable to the
netbook. I'm using it in a restaurant typing this....to a hotel 1/4 mile
away!
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