New Fonera 2.0n wireless router now supports usb 3g air cards
After months of fervent planning and waiting by the increasing number of Foneros, the community dedicated to wireless connectivity created by the Spanish social FON gives now a welcome to the new entry of La Fonera 2.0,n the new router’s wireless, enhanced by increasingly broad compatibility with many web based services and with usb 3g air cards support. In the meantime, there has been considerable interest in the agreement between WeFi Fring and aiming to make the search for a hotspot to connect to open a real snap. All this, in the name of social-mobile connectivity.
Waiting to know if its use IS IMMUNE OR NOT from a legal standpoint, the new spanish router arrives on the European market at a price decidedly competitive: 59 euros for the new router enriched by a new firmware (2.2.5.0 flipper enduser) and new, interesting feature. The most interesting is undoubtedly the addition of support for popular USB air cards offering connectivity with 3G: With this feature you can then connect the router to air cards to spread via wireless connectivity to other devices.
Equipped with a LAN access more than in previous La Fonera 2.0 supports the 802.11 b/g/n wireless protocol provides full native compatibility with the most popular social networking services and file sharing: from YouTube to Facebook, from Flickr to Picasa, via BitTorrent , RapidShare and MegaUpload, not forgetting the chance to share with other computer scanners and printers. But FON is not only this: the feature that has most contributed the rise of Spanish in all likelihood is the revolutionary idea of shared social network.
La Fonera shares in two parts connectivity provided by the ISP: from one side the encrypted part (for the premises of the user), other side than one making available to the community, which may benefit from free (for registered service) or payment. In the latter case, the revenue generated will be divided equally between those who provides the bandwidth and the Spanish company.
Still in the field of wireless connectivity, it is expected the users would benefit with the partnership signed between Fring, one of the most widely used multi-platform IM client and WeFi service that maps all free hotspots in the area. Marriage between the two gave birth to a free plugin for the client Fring allows you to search for access points using (if any) the internal GPS to your mobile device or through the inclusion of its position on the map. At the time, according to Fring’s website, the plugin is only available for all devices with Symbian OS or Windows Mobile: It is not known at this time whether this is an update to the ever-growing user community with iPhone.
According to WeFi, there are already over 20 million hotspots accessible free of charge by the community of users using Fring, a number that should not be underestimated, since in many countries, mobile telephone providers do not seem to provide cheap solutions in the field of connectivity to the Web using the 3G network both for mobile and for laptop with air cards. “WeFi represents an exciting new opportunity for our selection of add-ons made for Fring, because it allows us to locate and access thousands of free hotspots all over the world in a very simple way, making the mobile web experience even more attractive for those who prefer the quality of the WiFi at no cost”, said Avi Shechter, CEO of Fring.
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How to improve wireless signal of your air cards
Sometimes it happens. In your home you find an open wireless networking, you prepare to navigate freely but the signal for your air cards is too weak. You dock in the wireless line but fail even to get the simple page of google. We need a little more power.
You can get off the street, but it is inconvenient, or go and buy an usb extension of a few meters to hang on your wireless air cards , put it out the window and see if the signal is strong enough, or do this simple thing: open the fridge , take out a can of cola or beer , drink it, and then follow the video below. Take the tin and with a pair of scissors cut the top, the one where there is the tongue. Now clean, but be careful to cut yourself! To avoid trouble in this way put the tape around the edge opened. Practice a hole at the bottom as shown in the video and now you are ready. Just put your usb air cards inside the can, which should amplify a few db in the signal reception of your aircard. Your signal is now strong enough.
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Sierra Air Cards 402 (2 in 1) expresscard and Pc card
Today we want to introduce you a new and innovative product that comes by Sierra, perhaps the best company for air cards, the model is 402 2 in 1. It’s an air cards, hence the name 2 in 1, that includes a locking 2-in-1 adapter, you can use it as an expresscard or as PC card in the PCMCIA slot or USB,with each providing the same dual-band CDMA connectivity and support for 1xRTT EV-DO Rev. 0 and Rev.A, along with all the other standard features and software you’d expect from a mobile broadband card. It is also an ultra-compact card for frequent and convenient use, easy to use when traveling. The new Sierra 402 air cards cost $99, before was $180, and you can buy with Sprint’s plan.
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- Simple Installation of Sprint SmartView™ Software: The AirCard 402 includes Sierra Wireless’s automatic software installation experience for Sprint SmartView. A CD is no longer required so you’re up and running in fewer steps and less time. If you switch to a new laptop, the AirCard 402 will automatically begin the installation setup and you won’t need to search for a setup CD. Hands-Free Activation will complete the setup by automatically activating the device on Sprint’s Mobile Broadband network quickly and easily. Users will need to have the device’s ESN on a Sprint account before starting the installation process.
- Sprint’s Mobile Broadband Network: The Sprint AirCard 402 delivers the best possible performance a 3G network can offer. AirCard 402 owners will enjoy typical upload speeds of 350-500 Kbps with peak speeds of 1.8 Mbps and typical download speeds of 600 Kbps – 1.4 Mbps with peak speeds of 3.1 Mbps where EV-DO Revision A is available. This means a 500 KB presentation can be sent to your client in eight seconds from the airport lounge. In areas where Rev. A networks are not available, the AirCard 402 is backward-compatible to Rev. 0 and 1xRTT networks.
- Durable, High-Performance Design: Featuring a fixed, internal antenna and high strength plastics, the AirCard 402 is built for maximum ruggedness and reliability. Its compact design takes away the worry of storage, breakage and unplugging; the AirCard 402 extends about an inch from the side of your notebook, allowing users to leave the card plugged in while on the go.
- GPS Capabilities: The AirCard 402 includes high-performance GPS capabilities for a quick and accurate fix on your location. With the latest version of Sprint SmartView software, the AirCard 402 provides access to desktop GPS applications and/or location-based services to “locate and search” the nearest bank, restaurant or gas station. Simply open Sprint SmartView and click the GPS bar in the Mobile Broadband window. A GPS drawer then opens up, offering One-Touch access to search categories.
- Eye-Catching, Lighted Graphics: The AirCard 402 is the first card form factor from Sprint to incorporate a new and innovative lighted design. Plug the AirCard 402 into your laptop and watch the graphics light up. Passers-by will be sure to notice your device once it’s lit and your ability to connect to broadband networks wirelessly.
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The new Bluetooth 3.0 specification
Has been published the final version of the new specifications Bluetooth Core Specification Version 3.0 High Speed or, more simply, Bluetooth 3.0. The new Bluetooth 3.0 specification will introduce a wireless short-range with a band of about 24 megabits per second, through the introduction of the Protocol Adaptation Layer 802.11 which, in fact, makes it possible to enjoy the resources of the communications class WiFi. Michael Foley, executive director for the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, said: “The use of the radio characteristics of the 802.11 standard was a natural choice since it provides a high efficiency for both members of the GIS, both for consumers . Members can have more functions from the two radio, while consumers will now be able to exchange data and information to a higher speed without changing the connection mode. We are expanding and we are proud to do so, the potential of Personal Area Network ” . Manufacturers of consumer devices will now be able to implement solutions, for example, to synchronize wide music libraries or download large volumes of photographs or videos in a simple and rapid way, opening the way for new scenarios of use. Important firms as Atheros, Broadcom, Marvell and CSR are already working to bring its chips to manufacturers of devices. The products with the new bluetooth 3.0 will be in the next 9-12 months.
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3G and 4G wireless networks: diffusion of 30% in 2013
A market analysis conducted by the company In-Stat estimates that within the next four years there will be a considerable expansion of users of connectivity solutions for 3G and 4G: If at the end of 2008, there were a worldwide spread equal to 11 %, by the end of 2013 is expected to spread around 30%, both calculated on total wireless customers.
Daryl School, analyst for In-Stat who has supervised the research, said: “basing our analysis on the awarding of contracts we see that the spread of WiMAX is able to absorb well the hard blows of the economic slowdown, although some operators have slowed down the rate of installation of new networks. WiMAX equipment from Alcatel-Lucent, Alvarion, Motorola and Samsung are showing positive results and others that we have to pay attention are Cisco Huawei and ZTE “.
In a broader perspective WiMAX should be able to resist, in the next two years, the growth of networks, HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) and LTE (Long-Term Evolution). In-Stat claims that mobile WiMAX networks can be an important resource in developing countries and in isolated places, where nets are still unable to reach. The real question that remains is the ability of WiMAX to compete in areas where currently there are already 3G cellular networks and dialup.
According School ,802.16e standard (which describes mobile WiMAX), has been primarily developed for dialup and nomadic services. Clearwire, Korea Telecom and UQ in Japan are some important exceptions, however, who wanted to adopt 802.16e for applications typically more mobile.
Reviewing the allocation of contracts in previous quarters (only in the fourth quarter of 2008 are spread globally 132 new networks: 95 HSPA, 18WCDMA, 12 mobile WiMAX six CDMA EV-DO and TD SCDMA network) In-Stat estimates that the majority of new type of networks will be WiMAX and HSPA, with a significant slowdown in the installation of networks WCDMA and CDMA EV-DO.
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EyeFi, an air cards for your SD slot.
It looks like a simple Sd memory card for your device, but it’s more. It’s a special air cards with 4gb memory that communicates with a wi-fi router, with an Internet hotspot, or with your computer. Eye-Fi’s Explorer card slips into the SD card slot of your camera, your laptop, and enables it to upload photos wirelessly to your computer (PC or Mac) and/or directly to the web.
The Eye-Fi Card only connects to Wi-Fi networks, computers and sharing sites (like Picasa, Flickr, KodakGallery or any of over 25 websites) that you specify and it works like air cards. You can choose the privacy levels that your sharing website supports and even setup notifications so you know when your photos and videos are uploaded. Eye-Fi cards work with 802.11b, 802.11g and backwards-compatible 802.11n wireless networks and it works with over 700 camera models that use SD or SDHC memory cards.
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