You may want to look at CradlePoint mobile routers. I have personally used the CTR500 with a Verizon USB760 to provide wireless in/around my car for some time, which has worked excellent. The CradlePoint devices can even be configured to failover from one cellular connection to another (even on a different carrier), if coverage issues are a concern for traveling cross country. If you're concerned about bandwidth, the MBR1200 can be populated with up to five cellular modems and "load balance" (round-robin, not by bandwidth utilization) across them.
I would advise you to proceed with caution if attempting to use 3G/"4G" devices, since switching between 3G and "4G" is usually not seamless and may happen too frequently when mobile. -- Doug Hoffman Network and Systems Administrator Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania > -----Original Message----- > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Nathan Hay > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 10:24 AM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Providing wireless on a tour bus > > Has anyone installed a wireless system on a tour bus that is traveling > cross country? Our athletics department would like to outfit their > bus for long trips to games. > > My first thought was to get enough mobile hotspots (perhaps from > various vendors) to cover the number of users at 5 users each (the > typical limit). I could also try a 4G USB modem bridged across a > small PC to share that link. For best signal, I imagine that an > antenna on the roof would be best. > > Has anyone done this before? > > Thanks, > > Nathan > > > > > > Nathan P. Hay > Network Engineer, Computer Services > Cedarville University > 937-766-7905 > www.cedarville.edu > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://linkcheck.bloomu.edu/oBEFOOEi030514/http/www.educause.edu/group > s/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
