So Far, So Good
Written on January 22, 2009 by Katherine W. Prawl
As I type this, we are traveling through Denton, Texas on the way to Wichita Falls and points west. I’ve been able to read my email and look at Google Earth, both of which require an internet connection, and I even spent a bit of time in Second Life! We were still in the Dallas Metro area then, but it worked better than it has on many land-bound WiFi hotspots. The acid test will come when we’re out in the middle of nowhere, which ought to be in about an hour…
If we do have trouble pulling in a signal, there is one more piece of equipment Mark reminded me of this morning. He has not only an antenna, but put an amplifier between his aircard and the antenna. So if we need to, we’ll add that later, but right now it looks like we’re doing ok.
While I was on the Wilson Electronics site, I saw their announcement of a forthcoming signal booster for the iPhone. It appears to be designed for in-vehicle use (with a hands-free headset, of course) but it does have a 12-volt charger unit and cradle as well as magnetic antenna, so maybe it can be hand-carried as well. I’ll keep my eye on this and report more when I get details. The iBooster is also supposed to work with the Blackberry Curve.
