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router for 3g card?

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fleeper

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Is there any kind of router I can put my iphone's 3g sim card into and have a wifi area? This would be like the verizon mifi. I would gladly purchase a mifi via AT&T if they offered it but they do not or at least they do not in my area.

This way I could tether my iPad. I looked into jailbreaking my iphone but it is version 3.1.3 so jailbreaking looked bleak.

Anyone else have a solution?

Thanks much.
 
I'm ditching my AT&T 3G USB card for the MacBook and I'm gonna go with the MiFi.
For the same price ($60) I will be able to connect my MacBook, iPad, and 3 other devices of my choice.

If you have a laptop, I'd go the MiFi route..
 
Shady,
I might do that. But i am trying to find a workaround so that i don't pay for mobile internet twice.
 
fleeper said:
Is there any kind of router I can put my iphone's 3g sim card into and have a wifi area? This would be like the verizon mifi. I would gladly purchase a mifi via AT&T if they offered it but they do not or at least they do not in my area.

This way I could tether my iPad. I looked into jailbreaking my iphone but it is version 3.1.3 so jailbreaking looked bleak.

Anyone else have a solution?

Thanks much.
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Search netgear....they have a wifi router where you can use a USB Modem as the internet link.
 
fleeper said:
Shady,
I might do that. But i am trying to find a workaround so that i don't pay for mobile internet twice.
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You pay for it on the iPhone regardless so don't include that.
The way I'm looking at it, right now I already pay for a AT&T USB 3G card. If i ditch that and pick up the MiFi, I will be still paying $60 but I will be able to connect my MacBook, iPad, and anything else that I want. With the USB card I am limited to one device and it must have USB so the AT&T card isn't even an option on the iPad.
I don't know if I'm explaining it rightbut the bottom line is, I will still be paying $60 a month BUT now my iPad has free 3G pretty much.
 
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Yes you can do this with an ATT USB 3G card and a cradlepoint router.
 
skubish said:
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Yes you can do this with an ATT USB 3G card and a cradlepoint router.
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How far away are you going to want to use your devices from the hotspot point? Keep in mind the mifi only has a 66 foot range.
 
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