Yes Steve, excellent idea, and A to A male to female USB extension cable should do also.
FYI, I just got off the phone w my Cingular/AT&T provider, and their rate is the same as Sprint & Verizon, at $60 per mo, and a 5GB rate limit, but then the rep added, it's called a "Soft Limit" meaning they don't enforce it, and you can go over 5GB all you want, and you won't be charged extra. Since I'm on AT&T, I might go with them to make bill pay a little easier. Thanks Gentlemen for you input. On Feb 7, 2008 2:26 PM, Steve Stroh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don: > > If you get a USB unit, typically it will come with a USB docking > cradle (with a USB cable). The ability to get the radio/modem out away > from the computer "up and into the clear" will probably be enough to > make it usable. For example, that's what I did when I was on a boat - > connected directly to my laptop, I wasn't getting enough signal. I put > it in the docking cradle, set that on top of a seatback (where it > could receive signal from a window) and it worked. > > Also, if the "broadband" signal doesn't work, often the "narrowband" > signal will - which will be slower (GPRS on GSM systems, 1xRTT on CDMA > systems). > > If you're deep enough within a building... no signal is no signal, and > an external amp and antenna probably won't help. > > I simply haven't bothered with external antennas / amps - to date, I > haven't needed them, and that's yet one MORE set of things to lug > around. Not to mention that the external antenna connectors are tiny > and fragile... thus a pain. > > > Thanks, > > Steve > > On Feb 7, 2008 1:56 PM, Don Tran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If I may pose one more question for Frank, Stan and Steve, > > > > I just realized, my new work location might be deep within the building > > hardwalls. > > > > So I might have to get and air card or EVDO, with an external antennae > or > > some kind of amplifier/signal booster/reception. > > > > I know with wifi pcmcia cards, not all of them have antennae hookups on > > them. > > > > So is the same true with EVDO air cards, I have to find a EVDO that has > the > > hookups for an external antennae? right? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Don > > -- > Steve Stroh > Editor / Analyst, Stroh Publications LLC > 425-939-0076 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.stevestroh.com > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
