psyberjak
join:2007-09-25
Edgewood, TX | multiple wireless cards on one account??
anyone know if multiple wireless cards can be on one account?? figured I'd ask here before I tried to dig the info directly from Sprint. |
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Belinrahs
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join:2007-09-07
Nashville, MI
clubs:   | Yes you can |
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williamray507
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Kernersville, NC
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Just to clarify, Yes you can have multiple cards on one account so long as they have there own plan. Multiple cards can not use the same plan.
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psyberjak
join:2007-09-25
Edgewood, TX
| so basicly that's $60 + tax for each 3G card on a single account. That would be well over the price I want to pay to have a broadband connection with low latency for a house and a shop that's 350ft. away. Unless I can find a 3G/4G wireless-N router that I can plug the 595U Sierra Wireless card into and use a high gain directional WiFi antenna to beam the signal to the shop and have a high gain directional antenna on the WiFi card that would be in the computer at the shop.
EastTXWiFi and give me a 2Mbps/down 512Kbps/up for $89 a month. Though I still need the gear to beam the WiFi to 2 locations on the same property..
Oh well.. |
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avd706
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join:2003-02-06
Union, NJ
| said by psyberjak  :so basicly that's $60 + tax for each 3G card on a single account. That would be well over the price I want to pay to have a broadband connection with low latency for a house and a shop that's 350ft. away. Unless I can find a 3G/4G wireless-N router that I can plug the 595U Sierra Wireless card into and use a high gain directional WiFi antenna to beam the signal to the shop and have a high gain directional antenna on the WiFi card that would be in the computer at the shop. EastTXWiFi and give me a 2Mbps/down 512Kbps/up for $89 a month. Though I still need the gear to beam the WiFi to 2 locations on the same property.. Oh well.. Put the router in the middle and beam internet to each location.
Do you need simultaneous internet at both locations.
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caribconsult
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Re: multiple wireless cards on one account??
Another solution you might give some thought to is using Ethernet Over Power Line. Netgear, amongst other manufacturers of networking hardware, offers these EOPL units.
You plug one into a wall socket near the router, feed it some CAT5 from the router's LAN side, then plug the other into a socket in the shop and they should connect, subject to the following:
A lot depends on how well-wired you house is and how noisy your electrical circuits are, but according to Netgear 350' should not be a problem unless these other conditions are not met. Of course, your shop power has to come from the same main circuit box as your house, but it doesn't have to be the exact same breaker circuit. Mine runs across at least two breakers. However, if these two are on different meters this won't work. The Netgear units come with a little utility that shows you the quality of the connection to a remote unit.
Radio Shack sells these, and I'm sure they are available on-line. With this, you bring the ethernet (and internet) to the shop where you can attach a wireless access point for multiple users. If it doesn't work, you can certainly return the EOPL units.
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX
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said by psyberjak :Unless I can find a 3G/4G wireless-N router that I can plug the 595U Sierra Wireless card into and use a high gain directional WiFi antenna to beam the signal to the shop and have a high gain directional antenna on the WiFi card that would be in the computer at the shop. »www.cradlepoint.com/ |
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ToadyD
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said by psyberjak :. Unless I can find a 3G/4G wireless-N router that I can plug the 595U Sierra Wireless card into and use a high gain directional WiFi antenna to beam the signal to the shop and have a high gain directional antenna on the WiFi card that would be in the computer at the shop. You should be able to do this easily with a couple of MBR1000 N-Band Cradlepoint routers. They need to be set up for WDS, and it needs to be line of sight between the two. The second acts as a repeater of the first one.
These guys can help you configure it for that. '»www.wirelessnwifi.com/Cradlepoint-MBR1000'
I don't think you would even need directional antennas.
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psyberjak
join:2007-09-25
Edgewood, TX
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I think I'm going with a Netgear 3G MBR624GU router and a couple of HDX101 Ethernet Over Powerline adapters.
The shop is about 350ft away from the house, but the 220VAC line comes off the main panel from the house.
The ethernet over powerline adapters claim to beable to be used in a 5000sqft. home. and work over 110/220v. I figure 375ft. of powerline wiring running in a PVC pipe to the shop is less then 5000sqft. of equivalent wiring.
will see.. else I'll have to do a wireless 2-way with a couple of panel 2.4ghz antennas facing each other. |
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Jack_in_VA
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join:2007-11-26
Mathews, VA
| Let us know how it turns out. Be aware though that the 350 ft run to the shop is much different than the wiring contained in the house. The house is wired in a radial scheme with each circuit originating from a central point (the breaker box). That's why in telephone wiring never go from on jack to another because the length gets so long the voltage drop becomes excessive. Most correct is going from the access box to each jack. Takes more wire but works much better. I don't know if this holds true for what you are going to try. |
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cellguru
join:2008-09-22
Pleasant Grove, UT
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said by psyberjak :The shop is about 350ft away from the house, but the 220VAC line comes off the main panel from the house. The ethernet over powerline adapters claim to beable to be used in a 5000sqft. home. and work over 110/220v. I figure 375ft. of powerline wiring running in a PVC pipe to the shop is less then 5000sqft. of equivalent wiring. Definitely keep us posted. 350 linear feet is a lot different than a 5000 sq foot house. You rarely have a romex run in a house that size much over 100 feet. My 3800 sq ft house uses 2 separate breaker panels.
I am not certain how much signal loss the line carrier stuff manifests.
If it doesn't work, you should be able to make any decent N-band router that supports WDS work, even without the antennas.
HTH
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dneiding
join:2005-08-09
New London, OH
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I set up a wireless LAN with about 1000' LOS using these wireless bridges: »www.gnswireless.com/GNS1150_Wire···idge.htm
It was a piece of cake and took about 5 minutes to align them and get the LAN configured.
I like the fact that they are outdoor-grade equipment so I don't have to worry about protecting them from rain and snow. |
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caribconsult
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According to tech support at NetGear, their units will connect over a 350' run providing the wiring is well-done and in good condition. You might lose a tad of speed over a long connection but it certainly is fast enough for general file access and internet use.
The units I have (XET1001) are rated at 84Mbps, and the utility that comes with these gimmicks shows an actual connect speed of 64.5Mbps, so there's some loss, but the wiring in my house is highly suspect. The major portion of it was done by real amateurs and I've found many screwed up things, like live green wires, bad grounds, etc. It's a wonder the EOP works at all here, but it works nicely and is probably more stable than using a Wifi-Wifi link.
Also, if you use a WiFi link and set the second location up as a repeater of the first, there is a substantial loss of speed in the repeater process. To avoid this, you'd have to set the second unit up as a bridge or wireless client, and then connect it to a switch or WAP, meaning more hardware.
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psyberjak
join:2007-09-25
Edgewood, TX
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well I got the HDX101 adapters and couldn't get them to connect to anything outside the house. Probably because I neglected to figure that all the 120VAC outlets are wired to a subpanel that connects to the Xantrex XW series inverter, which is wired to solar and wind turbines. The only outlets that would work are the ones that were tied directly to the grid voltage.
So it looks like I'm going with a wireless option with a pair of these:
»www.wirelessnetworkproducts.com/···dID=2072
it's only $191 including shipping for a pair of these radios and they have a 600mw output. I'll just mount one on the house and shoot the signal to the shop at the opposing one.
This should work since they are rated at 4 miles LOS and I have only approx 350ft to go.
Now I'm hoping Sprint surprises me and rolls out 4G in the area like what has been reported in the west Texas region. Get a U300 Aircard and hopefully see 3.5Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up perhaps in the near future.. |
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