Posts filed under “Mobile WiFi Challenge”
JoikuSpot does support Infrastructure-mode access points
I previously said I wasn’t keen on using the software-based hotspot application JoikuSpot as a mobile WiFI hotspot for use with my iPad (citing JoikuSpot’s inability to support Infrastructure-mode access points). I was wrong. As the video above (and fantastic commenter JayTay) clearly shows – this does work. The problems I had must have been [...]
Week 2: Living the dream
I am truly living the dream now. I bit the bullet and bought a new Three MiFi (an E585) to replace the original one I’ve been running on contract for some time. Some months ago I’d had a letter from Three telling me my 18 month data contract had finished and I could have [...]
Week 1 and a bit: No Dropbox
An addition to the post originally written on the 10th August I spoke a bit soon about all being mostly well… I’ve just realised that (without thinking) I turned off Dropbox when I started this experiment. Dropbox is where 50GB of important bits of my life live and now the various laptops are all out [...]
Week 1: Battery, battery, battery
Originally written on the 10th August Week one has gone surprisingly well… The local Three coverage is good, performance feels snappy and being able to use multiple devices is handy. So far… The Good: It’s working… No landline, lots of laptops (well, 4) and internet access all ‘round the house. Zero effort… I just ‘plugged [...]
Day 1: Get Online
Originally written on the 2nd August Although I’ve planned this experiment for a while, the timing isn’t chance. Today we moved house – leaving behind 20Mb broadband and arriving in a house which doesn’t have a phone line or cable service. And – for now – we’ll do without them… So now we’re moved in [...]
The Mobile WiFi Challenge begins
Hello. I’m Ben and I am editor of The Really Mobile Project – a blog about all things mobile. However, this site is dedicated to just one thing… With the advent of Mobile WiFi devices I wanted to see if it really is possible to survive online using only 3G data. There’s only one way [...]
3G Broadband Speed
This is the speed I am getting fairly consistently from my 2nd generation Three MiFi E585 which is showing full signal strength and an HSDPA connection. It’s pretty impressive for mobile broadband, but it’s going to take some getting used to after the 20Mb download speeds (or 15 on a bad day) I was used [...]
