anybody knows of a mifi i can run linux on ?

[Erez D]

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Jason Friedman <write.to.jason at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Erez,
>
> Your original email was pretty vague:
>
> > I am looking for a Mifi (i.e. cellular wifi) router which i can run
> linux on.
>
> So I'm not sure why you are surprised with the responses. I interpreted
> that as you wanting something relatively small that runs linux and can
> connect to cellular networks. You might want to be a little more specific
> with what you want if you want more specific responses.
>
> Here is another suggestion (again, it depends on why you want to run linux
> on it). Get a cheap android phone. It runs linux (sort of) and can act as a
> router.
>
> Hope that helps :)
>
This suggestion is a lot better,
however I would still preffer a mifi, as it is cheaper, and exactly does
what i want, nothing more, nothing less
( i do not need the screen, audio, computing power, etc, )

Thanks for your help,
Erez.

btw, did i made anybody smile with the true story of the zebra ?

>
> Jason
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Erez D <erez0001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A real story:
>>
>>  In the Palestinian zoo, they didn't have a zebra, and they wanted one,
>> So they took a donkey, and drew stripes on it with paint.
>>
>>
>> Why am i telling this story,
>> because i wanted a MIFI, and i got 10 replies telling me to take  a
>> wireless router and add a 3g dongle.
>> and that reminded me about the donkey with painted stripes.
>>
>> no offense but,
>> maybe this is because people are too eager to help
>> but a wireless router is not built with small size, low battery
>> consumption and many other consideration a mifi does.
>> do you thing i can sell a "wireless router + 3g dongle + battery" as a
>> product ? people will laugh at me and i will be out of business.
>>
>> so thanks for your help, but if you know of a MIFI I can put some kind of
>> Linux on, please let me know
>>
>> Thanks
>> Erez
>>
>> (and again, no offense meant)
>>
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> Tel Aviv University
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