[ale] USB wifi recommendation

[Pete Hardie]

The cable might work - I have not tried to access apps while plugged into
my linux system.  But the wifi hotspot thing is just my pet project - I
like the subversive
feel of it

Pete Hardie
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Better Living Through Bitmaps


On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> **
> I understand.  I don't use any ipod devices, but, couldn't you also
> connect the device via cable to the pc?  Also, I think another option would
> be to carry your own small travel router with wpa2 encryption enabled and a
> long beefy password.  Then, anyone in your hotel room could log into your
> router and everyone could see each other whether the router is connected to
> the internet or not.  You'd probably have to turn off the "wireless
> isolation" feature.  I'm not sure whether broadcast traffic would work or
> not between wireless devices.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> On 7/25/2013 7:52 AM, Pete Hardie wrote:
>
>  We used a phone-as-hotspot a few years ago when a vacation rental was
> having DSL issues.  But I'm just looking for a way to update a non-phone
> ipod touch without having to have multiple wifi reqistrations in a hotel
> that does charge for internet
>
> Pete Hardie
> --------
> Better Living Through Bitmaps
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:10 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
> atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Pete Hardie <pete.hardie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Richard Bronosky
>> ><richard at bronosky.com>wrote:
>> >
>> >> edimax ew-7811un
>> >
>> >
>> >Thanks - That's the sort of thing I'm looking for - when the family
>> >travels, we often want to get all the various devices sync'd via wifi,
>> >but
>> >hotel wifi can get pricey, so having a way to make my laptop an AP is a
>> >goal
>> >
>> >
>> >Pete Hardie
>> >--------
>> >Better Living Through Bitmaps
>> >
>>
>>  Hampton Inn's offer free wifi.  But the room rates can be high
>> depending on place and time of year.  $ 85 - $ 125 / night.  Rooms are
>> generally nice, and may have a work area, fridge, and microwave.  The wifi
>> is usually over crowded and slow, maybe 500 Kbps - 1 Mbps.  Sometimes it's
>> better.  A few time, even worse.  I wouldn't want to use any hotel wifi
>> without a vpn.  I use hotspotvpn.com for that at the moment, but may
>> switch.
>>
>> My prepaid Verizon MyFi 4G hotspot works great, and I can get speeds to
>> about 12 Mbps in a 4G area or about 1 Mbps in a 3G area.  Every 3 GB of
>> data costs me $ 60, so I have to be REALLY stingy about data usage to stay
>> under that for a whole month.  Basically, no auto updates on weather, apps,
>> os.  No podcasts or video.  Just minimal email and web surfing.  I only
>> forward certain emails to my tablet and I turn off auto email checking.  If
>> I want more, I find a coffee shop or something and connect to their wifi.
>>  Then I download my podcasts.  In regards to data caps, 4G service is BAD.
>>  You can blow over your limit REALLY fast.  I think you can attach 5
>> devices to the MyFi.  I only pay to put data on the MyFi whenever I travel
>> or every 90 days to keep the account active.  When I'm just keeping it
>> active, I only pay for a week, rather than a month.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>
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