Comments on: CradlePoint PHS300 Portable Hotspot Review

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:41:34 +0000

You want the CTR-350, it is the simplest of the Cradlepoints.

It has an RJ45 port that will auto-detect incoming WAN for your Cat5 connection when you power it up, or if you power it up without a connection, it wil configure as a LAN.

The USB port supports most ATT, Sprint, Verizon, and works with a lot of Alltel, Bell Canada etc as well.

It is also the least spendy of the bunch, ~$135 at wirelessnwifi.com

Marc

By: TechnoCat

TechnoCat — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:05:58 +0000

Ironically I want the exact opposite: I want something that will create an instant hotspot out of a live CAT5 connection or a USB connection to a PC with internet. Portable, but not requiring much configuration.

By: Howard

Howard — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:55:15 +0000

that’s great, I’m definitely getting a CTR500 when they’re available.

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HowardChui.com: Batteries included » Why I’m stupider than you — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:29:45 +0000

[...] go out when my wife noticed a funny smell. It turns out I put one of the batteries in my homemade PHS300 battery holder backwards. My batteries exploded, my man purse has a nice hole in it and now [...]

By: Marc Faux

Marc Faux — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:21:57 +0000

Oops, the new one is the CTR500

By: Marc Faux

Marc Faux — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:19:22 +0000

Great review Howard!

Cradlepoint has a new one coming out that looks to be the same size and pretty much the same features. No battery but it will accept Express or USB Modems, and it also has an RJ45 that can function as a WAN or LAN.

Has some very cool features like auto fail-over etc.

Specs are at wirelessnwifi.com

Marc

By: T Randall

T Randall — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:56:42 +0000

Howard,

I am one of those MH users that also has a Verizon USB 720 and use it evertime I travel. I was planning on getting a Kyocera Router so I could locate the modem in the most advantages place? This has nearly the same functioanlity and is smaller. Very interesting? It my well make it into my “gaget bag”.

Thanks for the report!

T Randall

By: Richard L

Richard L — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:38:20 +0000

This is pretty slick. I know of a lot of motorhome users that will probably pick this up.

By: Deren

Deren — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:43:03 +0000

Sorry im not really understanding. Does this turn your phones internet access into wifi?

By: Howard

Howard — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:20:10 +0000

I actually tend to use mine when I’m shopping with my wife. Mall’s don’t generally have a wifi access point that you can you can use from store to store so the portable router is really useful in this situation.