10. September 2009 by admin.

Did that wake you up? A lot of us use Social Networking Sites and Services … we Blog we Facebook, we Myspace, we LinkedIn  … but those are indoor activities. Or are they???? Don’t worry I’m not telling you to Get Outa Here! off of my web site (smile) but we all need to get OUT more. Although this probably doesn’t apply to my Sail and Motor Yacht friends and customers as much as the Rest of You - You know you could get outside more?

- Get right up in the face of your customers - wherever they are

- Get out on your feet

- Get out in your car or truck (or whatever it is that you drive)

* And you can stay connected at the same time. Go see something. Make a quote or an invoice for a client on the road. Go visit friends and family. Go to a park or the beach. But you don’t have to be out of reach.

* And you know? You can get multiple devices (laptop, smart phone, pda - things with WiFi) online from a single Mobile Broadband Card. I bet you couldn’t do that before? You can go FIND something to BLOG about. Go find something worth tweeting your bird off about on Twitter. Take some pictures for your LinkedIn or Spacebook or MyFace page.

=== Keep reading this blog … for how to use Cradlepoint and other such gear to accomplish these things.

THANKS FOR READING!

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“One if by land, and 2 if by sea”. Alan Spicer works with land/mobile/marine customers…

Alan Spicer Telecom / Alan Spicer Marine Telecom

http://www.marinetelecom.net

+1 954 683 3426

communications (at) marinetelecom.net

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10. September 2009 by admin.

The Problem… for all the abilities and strengths, Mobile Broadband Cards alone cannot connect (can’t be shared) to hundreds of millions of WiFi and Ethernet enabled devices.

Cellular cards are USB Card, Express Card, and there are a few other older styles…

There are a lot of devices - hundreds of millions - actually it turns out to be billions… of devices that are WiFi Enabled or can plug into a wired Ethernet connection. You just cannot plug those Mobile Broadband Cards into those things.

- POS Equipment

- Security Cameras

- PDA or Smart Phone with WiFi but no Cellular (ipod Touch)

- Multiple Laptops in one business, vehicle, or vessel - or remote site…

- Game Consoles - Your Play Stations, Xboxes, Nintendo’s

* However when those devices are receiving Internet via WiFi or Ethernet wire - they don’t care where that Internet is coming from!!!!

* So now by plugging the Mobile Broadband (Cellular) Card into a Cradlepoint Router solution - Billions of Devices could potentially be “Internet Enabled”

Many users, workers, companies would save money and be more productive by having Internet on location on the device they need it on. iPod Touch is less expensive than iPhone (I’ve said this before) and can only connect via WiFi. I go on a lot of yachts … and if they have WiFi an iPod Touch (or other WiFi enabled Smart-Phone or PDA) can get online. Multiples of iPod Touches could get online at a single location along with multiples of laptops, and wired desktops and other gear as well.

* Cradlepoint PHS300 (3G/4G) - has a built in battery for couple of hours of ”Personal Hotspot” truly portable - for multiple users via WiFi - take it to lunch. Take it on provisioning runs. MSRP = $179.99 (WiFi to 100 yards  - no Ethernet port.) Has a wall charger. You can use it while charging. Small 12v-110vAC inverters available for automobiles can be used to keep the thing charged - all the while using it in that same vehicle. Then carry it out to the Picnic - Barbeque - The Pool - The Business Associate Get Together Spot, etc…

*  Cradlepoint CTR350 - (3G Only) Cellular Travel Router - 3G USB modems or tethered phones. 1 USB Port - 1 10/100 WAN/LAN Ethernet - Wifi to 100 yards - Share to 2 or more laptops. Does not have the battery that the PHS has. Least expensive - less features - MSRP = $99.99. You have to plug this in with the included power adaptor because again it does not have the built-in battery.

* Cradlepoint CTR500 - (3G/4G) - More for the Business type of Traveler - 1 USB - 1 Express Card - 1 10/100 WAN/Ethernet - Failover / Failback capability if the 1 Ethernet port is used as WAN rather than LAN - 100 yards WiFi Range - AC and 12V Auto Adaptor (say that two times!) - Display provides signal strength indication on demand - Connector for optional WiFi antenna for improved WLAN coverage. MSRP = $199.99.

* Cradlepoint MBR1000 - (3G/4G usb modems or phones) - 2 USB ports - 1 Express Card slot - 1 10/100 dedicated WAN port - 4 10/100 LAN Ethernet ports - WiFi Range 230 yards - Full 802.11 b/g/n (repeat 802.11 N capable WiFi) for Superior Range and Speed - Failover Capable - Failback Capable - Load Balance of up to 3 Cellular Modem Connections (if installed and available and configured so…)  It splits up the users across the number of cellular cards. Only 1 4G card can be used for load balancing. MSRP = $249.99 and Well Worth It !!!!

* Cradlepoint MBR1100 - IPSEC VPN 3G/4G ROUTER - If you need serious VPN Support, and you know who you are, then this is the MBR1000 + VPN basically. MSRP = $349.99 and well worth it for those that need MBR1000 functionality plus IPSEC VPN.

= = You know what???? You could buy these products in a lot of places. But why not buy them at Alan Spicer Telecom / Marine Telecom ???? In other places you might not get the same knowledgeable support (years of IT and Networking) and Alan Spicer is Carrier Agnostic. What does that mean? Well if you have your own favorite cellular company (called a Cellular Carrier) as long as they have supported Mobile Broadband Cards - *your* happy and *I’m* happy as well. I don’t have to sell you on a data plan on any particular carrier. You can use what you want. You can use what you are comfortable with. At the end of the day - generally these Cradlepoint Products are Carrier Agnostic as well. So if the routers don’t care, why should I ???? 

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“One if by land, and 2 if by sea”. Alan Spicer works with land/mobile/marine customers…

Alan Spicer Telecom / Alan Spicer Marine Telecom

http://www.marinetelecom.net

+1 954 683 3426

communications (at) marinetelecom.net

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10. September 2009 by admin.

* Here are some solutions / possible uses for Cradlepoint Technology Cellular Wireless Mobile Broadband Router Products from Alan Spicer Telecom / Marine Telecom:

1.) Kiosks / Digital Signage - Often Kiosks with their own computer, often Point-of-Sale, etc. need access to the Internet in order to function. Often the site does not have such Internet Access - or that Internet access cannot be used/shared with a Kiosk or Digital Sign Installation. Self-service kiosk transactions top $1.7 Trillion by 2012 - IHL Group, Inc.

2.) Remote Locations - Anywhere that you can think of that it’s difficult to get Internet into that area. As long as you have 3G or 4G Cellular Coverage now you have an opportunity to create a WiFi Hotspot and/or to connect regular CAT5 wired network devices (called: Ethernet LAN.)

3.) Mobile / Portable Applications - Anything that moves can carry it’s own 3G/4G supported WiFi Hotspot and Wired Ethernet Internet! Movable Offices - Construction Sites and Construction Vehicles - Remote Data Acquisition and Metering - Geographically Seperates areas (off coastal houses out of wire line reach) - Sailing and Motor Yachts and other Marine Vessels and Platforms.

4.) Small / Medium Size Businesses - Not just offices, which of course need to remain online to conduct operations and business, but Retail Operations - Point-of-Sale (grocery, merchandise and specialty stores, convenience stores) … If their Internet goes down the situation can be like this: Customers start putting things back on the shelves or on the racks because the store cannot process the Credit Card or Debit Card sales to serve them. With Cradlepoint when the DSL or T1 or whatever Main Internet goes down … it kicks over automatically to 3G or 4G cellular card service and Business goes on normally as if no Internet Outage ever happened!

* Benefits

- Reliable High-Speed Connection

- Flexibility

- Rapid Deployment

- Low Cost - Compare $800 - $1000 routers - Cradlepoint has 95% of the functionality of the high end routers at 20% of the cost.

* Often, say in a storm - hurricane - disaster situation Everything goes down. But cellular remains up. Which brings up Emergency Network Operations Centers often run by government agencies (and often manned by Amateur Radio “Ham Radio” Operators among other personnel.)

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“One if by land, and 2 if by sea”. Alan Spicer works with land/mobile/marine customers…

Alan Spicer Telecom / Alan Spicer Marine Telecom

http://www.marinetelecom.net

+1 954 683 3426

communications (at) marinetelecom.net

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