Is Cradlepoint still a good RV solution?
Given the back-and-forth by Cradlepoint about firmware updates for retail users without service contracts, do people here still recommend them? If so, what unit?
Forum Discussion
RoyB wrote:
Is the cradlepoint still just a router only... That is what is was back in the day... DOD gave all of us GOVT travelers a Verizon air card to plug into our laptops when on the road to get on the Internet. Then we smart ones would plug the Verizon air card into a cradlepoint and then use it as a router for multiple users...
Then when the Verizon MIFI came along in its own external box everyone went with it.
If the cradlepoints are still just routers how does one use it to get on the internet... You have to connect to the internet somewhere...
Roy Ken
You plug a USB aircard into the Cradlepoint router. It is designed for that. Regular routers are not.
One advantage to using the router is that with it you can set up a home network and have two or more computers connected. Makes it easier to share files.
Three different Verizon techs told me you can't do that with a MiFi. I spent half a day trying anyway but could find no way to do it.
