anybody knows of a mifi i can run linux on ?

[Erez D]

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 6:01 PM, E.S. Rosenberg <esr at g.jct.ac.il> wrote:

> 2012/11/20 Erez D <erez0001 at gmail.com>:
> >
> >
> > 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
> If you trust alibaba:
>
> http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/667512945/openwrt_router_mifi_3g_router_usb.html
>
> thanks for the link, i will contact the supplier

> Second result of google search for "mifi router openwrt"...
>
i did the same search, however i somehow missed this

> Although my guess is that you also found that and your real question is:
> "Has anyone else done this and can they recommend some device so that
> I spend my money well"
>
sure this would be best, but i guess no one did.

Thanks,
Erez.

>
> HTH,
> Eliyahu - אליהו
>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Erez
> >>>
> >>> (and again, no offense meant)
> >>>
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> >>
> >> --
> >> Jason Friedman, PhD
> >> Department of Physical Therapy
> >> Tel Aviv University
> >> email: write.to.jason at gmail.com
> >> web: http://curiousjason.com
> >>
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