Topic 'Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router' in forum 'Rogers'

Topic 'Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router' in forum 'Rogers' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22227199 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:52:51 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:52:51 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23689109 --
Rogers ZTE MF636 stick, Cradlepoint routers, Apple Intel iMac, OSX 10.6]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23689109 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:21:29 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23687829
So, I am left with two expensive paperweights with no way to get my money back. Maybe I'll give the MOFI a try.
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Rogers ZTE MF636 stick, Cradlepoint routers, Apple Intel iMac, OSX 10.6]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23687829 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:11:32 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23675326
I just bought the MBR624GU from Tigerdirect. It didn't work with my 3G USB key (provider: Fido). It says "USB Not Supported" on the router's configuration web page. I did the firmware update but it didn't help.

On the Netgear web site, Canada is not in the "supported" list. It is quite frustrating to buy in Canada a product that doesn't work in Canada...!

I saw that some geeks could make it work on Roger's network, I'll give it a try..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23675326 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:29:31 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23661491 give a try to Mofi Networks 3G N router and they have the 7 days trial offer.
u can get them at
»www.mofi3grouter.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23661491 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:36:19 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23653385
CradlePoint says it is a Rogers issue, and they have been working with them for months on it. From what I can gather, when the modem is in HSPA mode, the problem occurs. Some kind of re-authentication handshake that CradlePoint cannot handle.

I have told Cradlepoint to remove Rogers from the supported list until it is fixed, but they refuse so far.

Just a note, the CTR350 works flawless with Bell.

Dan]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23653385 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:22:02 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23649174
Mac users should be able to upgrade their ZTE MF636 firmware using Macintosh updater application that has been posted on the Fido web site. Why Rogers continues to offer only the Windows version of the updater and not the Mac version is a mystery to me!

I should also ask anyone reading my posts to please disregard the ancient information under my signature. None of it still applies and I will have to update it fairly soon. Sorry about that.

Geezer
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Telesat Beam 28/Xplornet 'KaBang' (SOHO)/All Mac Browsers/24" iMac/2.33 Ghz Intel Core2Duo/Mac OS X 10.4]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23649174 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00:18 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23649131
What I am also using is a Cradlepoint MBR900 which is a very new release from Cradlepoint. These wireless routers are very nicely priced to compete with the MOFI3500 and is very similar in function and appearance. I am even wondering if it is a MOFI3500 with the Cradlepoint name on it (?)

So far it appears to work fine, but I also have to say that I get slightly better speeds using Rogers Connection Manager, but very slight.

I should also mention that I use a Cradlepoint CTR500 that I take with me when traveling. It comes with a car adaptor and is so tiny you can slip it into a shirt pocket. It also seems to work very well with an updated ZTE MF636 stick.
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Telesat Beam 28/Xplornet 'KaBang' (SOHO)/All Mac Browsers/24" iMac/2.33 Ghz Intel Core2Duo/Mac OS X 10.4]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23649131 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:54:10 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23617958 Also works with fido, telus, bell and even winds new stick

For the usa, it works with virtually all including virgin mobile pay as you go stick]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23617958 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:18:33 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23617970 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23617970 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:57:13 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23617962 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23617962 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:54:44 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23566240
I've got it, and it works awesome. Especially at parties, at the cottage, or if you've got a couple people in the car with laptops.

Even without the jailbreaking, you can tether an iPhone to any computer via USB or Bluetooth and get 3G internet that way. And an iPhone is cheaper than paying for a separate cell phone and rocket stick.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23566240 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:32:59 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23565532 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23565532 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:18:23 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23519563 quote:

which rogers stick are you using?

With the Aluratek
- the ZTE MF636.

quote:
if u can get rocket stick, then u can get rogers portible internet

That would be nice if it was true, ...but it isn't the case. We have "mobile" coverage here but not "portable", not even close.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23519563 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:24:52 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23518776 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23518776 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:14:22 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23517841
300MB/s with 4 ports

works with, Rogers, Bell, Fido, Telus and much more

including the Rogers 21 new MB/s sticks

this router just got released and it is the top of the line with good prices

made by MoFi Network]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23517841 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:19:27 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23451730
Just wondering if anybody has heard back from JoeFlash about how it worked out with the 3G router and the Rogers Rocket Stick combo?

We have a cottage in Muskoka and the only way we can get on the Internet is with the Rogers stick. With only one stick in the house, there's always somebody who's not happy having to wait hours to get onto the Web. We heard about these new 3G routers where you can plug your Rogers stick into it and create a wireless hotspot in your house that all your wifi laptops can log onto simultaneously.

It sounds great, but we're not sure which router to buy, which ones are compatible with the Rogers stick, which ones have a strong enough signal that the service won't keep dropping us, etc.

Any suggestions anybody?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23451730 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:29:04 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23416419 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23416419 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:25:04 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23351415 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23351415 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:33:13 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23351307
I picked up an Aluratek CDW530AM, 3G Wireless USB Cellular Router.

»www.aluratek.com/product_info.ph···play=All

$78.99

Cheap, and it has an ethernet LAN port, it's also PC/Mac friendly on the Admin end of things with lots of tools to play with.

When you run the setup, use the following settings in the WAN field:

APN: internet.com
Pin Code: (leave blank)
Dialed Number: (leave blank)
Account: wapuser1
Password: wap

...so far:

Windows XP laptop
iMac OSX 10.5.x
nFusion HD Satellite Receiver

All 3 working fine. I'm also using 2 USB extension cables (with the Y-cable -extra power from the iMac) on the Rogers Stick, I'll probably buy a proper 30' USB repeater and attach the stick to the TV tower at some point.

I'll use an Apple Airport Extreme to extend coverage at some point, this will add 3 ethernet slots, network printer and hard drives, ...when I have the time to set it up.

We're in Val des Mont, Quebec, north of Gatineau, ...very rural, so speeds have never been very good, but 3G is our only option. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23351307 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:08:26 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23303480 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23303480 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:39:33 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23302147 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23302147 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:28:59 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23249041 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23249041 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:04:01 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23208643 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23208643 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:41:46 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23179673
The monthly fee is a flat one with no data volumes. I think the fee ranges from 24.99 - $45 per month.

I would love to have cable or dsl coverage for the speed, but alas, not to happen.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23179673 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:20:18 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23142997 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23142997 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:07:01 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23135346 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23135346 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:17:30 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23134805 I believe I need a 100ft+ tower to get a good signal, so I am looking for any experiences with such a problem.
The rocket stick can come with a short (~3 foot?) cable to get the best position of the stick. Can the cable be in the order of 100 feet?
What about positioning an access point (switch) up the tower? then linking with cable or going directly to home wireless from there?
Anybody with experience here?
Any assistance much appreciated.
Potsocalma]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-23134805 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:49:31 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22891192 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22891192 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:02:44 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22833207 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22833207 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:18:41 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22827766 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22827766 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:03:29 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22636791 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22636791 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:25:40 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22591812
What are the specific pieces of equipment you've had success with so far? Was the board from Routerboard.com (affiliated with Mikrotik) or an Alix board you've gotten somewhere else that ended up working with RouterOS?

Thanks for sharing!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22591812 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:56:27 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22498809 lends itself to being fashioned into and exterior mount type setup. Anyway, just thought I'd share my experiences with those who may be interested.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22498809 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:39:36 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22485048 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22485048 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:13:09 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22313767 Rocket Stick dropped connnections - alt.connection software?), since it has its own connection firmware compatible with the Rocket Stick.

After a certain point, I don't think speed will be affected much by signal strength. I was getting the same connection speeds as you until I improved the signal. Using a few active USB cables, I put the rocket stick on the end of a light curtain rod and lashed it to the side of my house. Now the stick is above the roof, and the surrounding treeline, and I get a steady 3 bars (max) signal all the time, even in pouring rain and cloudy weather. And although my speed has gone up from 0.5-1.0 Mbps dn/0.1-0.5 Mbps up, to 1.0-2.5 Mbps dn/0.5-1.2 Mbps up -- I can't get any higher than that, even on a clear day. So it's probably got a lot to do with tower proximity, and network load. A lot of cottagers around in the Wasaga Beach area, so maybe a lot of people are on the network.

I've been keeping copious notes, and I also discovered that when I'm only getting 1 or 2 bars signal, weather affects the speed a lot, with partly cloudy days being the worst, cloudy not so bad, clear skies the best. Now that I get a decent signal strength, the speeds correspond more closely to network load times than weather patterns, hence my earlier supposition.

1.5 Mpbs down is a typical speed for me. It's not great, but it's better than no internet at all, or dial-up, or hyper-inflated satellite charges.

If you're already getting 3 bars, then by my estimation you'll need a really good signal booster from some place like »www.maximumsignal.ca/store/produ···0&page=1, which is not cheap. I'd love to be able to justify that kind of expense, but the Rocket-Stick-on-a-stick will have to do for now. ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22313767 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:19:51 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22302983
Alos have you had any experience with a booster. I borrowed one from our local store, (Call Capture signal amplifier - cost ~$200) and could not get any appreciable difference in speed.

The speed I get (tested with speedtesy.net) without the amplifier varies from 430KB to 1.4MB download, and 500KB to 30KB upload. Quite a variation with the stick in the same spot!

Tony]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22302983 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:53:26 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22230373 »www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/2259/63/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22230373 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:40:14 EDT Re: Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22227259
I was searching google for "ZTE wireless router", and came across a company Beyond Wireless (»www.beyondwireless.ca), who have a Cradlepoint wireless 3G router listed on their site (»www.beyondwireless.ca/phone_acce···ID=11658) Never having heard of Cradlepoint, I looked them up.

And BAM! What do I find but a press release stating,

"March 17, 2009 – CradlePoint Technology released a new version of its firmware for use with the MBR1000 Mobile Broadband Router. Release 1.5 adds a number of new modems and handsets to the growing list of supported devices including: ... Rogers MF636 ... CradlePoint provides broader support of 3G modems and handsets than any other routers available on the market today."
»www.cradlepointsolutions.com/con···-mbr1000

Well that caught my eye, since I've been looking for a 3G router which supports the Rocket Stick for a few months now. The new firmware version definitely supports the ZTE MF636 "Rogers Rocket Stick" USB Modem. Not only that, but it supports the Rogers Novatel MC950D USB and Novatel X950D ExpressCard modems as well.

And this is no crappy wireless router. This sucker is packed with stuff.

Product Page: »www.cradlepointsolutions.com/support/mbr1000
Data Sheet: »www.cradlepointsolutions.com/fil···2008.pdf

Where to get it:
»www.beyondwireless.ca/phone_acce···ID=11658
Goes for $329.95.

The only online store I've been able to find that has it is here:
»www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as···75997433

And the best part is... Beyond Wireless have stores in Collingwood and Barrie, right around the corner (so to speak) from where I live! Coolness! I'm getting me one!

Hope this helps a few folks who have been waiting, like me, for something just like this.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22227259 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:43:06 EDT Rogers Rocket Stick Shared with a 3G Wireless Router http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22227199 MBR624GU Netgear 3G Wireless Broadband Router (»ca.netgear.com/Products/Routersa···4GU.aspx) for a few months now, ever since I've decided to move to the country just outside of Wasaga Beach Ontario and realized that the Rogers Wireless Rocket Stick is really my only decent choice for broadband in this area.

Right now I've got two USB modem sticks, one for my computer and one for my wife's. My modem gets a decent reception of HSPA 3 (max) bars and an average speed of 2Mbps (or 1.5 on a cloudy day), with a fairly consistent connection. This is cause I've got it rigged onto the end of a curtain rod attached to the house so that the modem is actually at the height of the rooftop, with a few 16' active USB cables to tether it to my machine. But my wife's stick in her main floor office, is lucky to get an HSPA signal at all, most times she gets EDGE 3 bars, which is like dial-up speeds.

So short of getting a signal booster and forking over a grand for a decent setup (based on other threads in this forum, »www.maximumsignal.ca seem to have some great products), the alternative is to either:

a) rig the same setup with the USB modem on the end of a pole to the roof tethered by active USB cables for my wife's modem, which is such a nasty, nasty hack...

b) Or get a 3G Wireless Broadband Router and share one modem, and have only one nasty hacked together modem-on-end-of-a-pole setup. Which would actually be my preference, since I'll probably max out my bandwidth to the $100 limit anyways, and with two modems, we're more likely to pay around $135 a month or more with two flex plans. Sharing one modem would bring that cost down to $100 per month.

But until recently nothing seemed available without some serious firmware tweaking. The Netgear MBR624GU was not listed on their Canadian site until just recently, and I notice that according to their site (click on "Find Online & Retail Stores" on the product page), it is now on sale at Tiger Direct (»www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/···&CatId=0), which means it is now available in Canada. Yipee!

The only thing that makes me a little unsure about buying one is, if you go on the Netgear website under Supported 3G Devices (»ca.netgear.com/3G), no Canadian ISPs are listed. Which makes me wonder whether the router will work with the Rogers Rocket Stick.

Can anyone shed some light on this? Will I be wasting my money if I buy this, will it work with the Rogers USB modem, or is there some tweak I can use to get it to work?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Rogers-Rocket-Stick-Shared-with-a-3G-Wireless-Router-22227199 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:21:51 EDT