Connecting a 3 BB USB Modem to a router

Torqueamada · 05-07-2007 3:59pm #1

Is it possible to connect one of those 3 BB Modems to a wireless router?

They're only twenty quid a month after the initial purchase, one eighth of what I'm paying for my 3 MB Eircom connection.

If I could hook it up to a wireless router to keep the network going in the house, that would be ideal.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

AlmightyCushion · 05-07-2007 4:02pm

Just a word of warning. With 3's service the speed depends on the amount of people on the cell. The more people the slower everyone's speeds get. And after a certain amount (I think it's 20 or 25) they stop people accessing it. So if you get consistently decent speeds with eircom you might want to stay with them.

Torqueamada · 06-07-2007 1:27pm

Thanks for the heads up.

I wouldn't have made a purchase without seeing it in action first, anyway.

By the way, it's a quarter of the cost, not one eighth; I get very excitable in public fora.

Does anyone know if it's possible to integrate it into a wireless network?

Cheers n' all.

Stephen · 06-07-2007 2:44pm

Beware the traffic limit too. Go over it and they'll take you to the cleaners.

irlrobins · 06-07-2007 3:22pm

I don't know of any router that allows input via USB, only RJ-45,RJ-11.

Moving to Net/Comms

Steoob · 07-07-2007 1:33am

why do you want to hook it up to a router i thought the whole point was that its totally portable throughout most of the country?

Capt'n Midnight · 07-07-2007 11:19am

irlrobins wrote:

I don't know of any router that allows input via USB, only RJ-45,RJ-11.

Moving to Net/Comms

Some routers will take 3G PCMCIA cards - anyone got any names of them ?

USB means you have to run from a computer or other intelligent device, you could possibly use ICS ( internet connection sharing ) but it's not pretty and a router would be a much better solution if you can manage it somehow.

Steoob wrote:

why do you want to hook it up to a router i thought the whole point was that its totally portable throughout most of the country?

for one routers act like a firewall

another reason is that you can share the connection to other computers

Urban Weigl · 07-07-2007 5:01pm

Search for "3g router" on elara.ie, you'll find a couple. The Linksys one, which costs about €165 including VAT but excluding delivery, supports the Huawei PCMCIA cards that Vodafone and 3 use, e.g. Huawei E618, 620 and 630. In addition, it also supports a wide variety of 3G PCMCIA cards from other manufacturers such as Option, Novatel, etc.

Torqueamada · 08-07-2007 8:10pm

Thanks for the info.

My main reason for doing this is the cost saving.

I don't really need net access on the go, but I suppose I'd use it if I had it.

Thanks again.

Capt'n Midnight · 08-07-2007 10:29pm

Urban Weigl wrote:

Search for "3g router" on elara.ie, you'll find a couple. The Linksys one, which costs about €165 including VAT but excluding delivery, supports the Huawei PCMCIA cards that Vodafone and 3 use, e.g. Huawei E618, 620 and 630. In addition, it also supports a wide variety of 3G PCMCIA cards from other manufacturers such as Option, Novatel, etc.

Thanks

Connecting a 3 BB USB Modem to a router

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