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Get a WiFi router with built-in USB dongle support

Regular reader, MarkW knocked me over this email on the subject of routers and USB dongle backup support.

Hope you’re well. Great stuff going on at SMSTextNews. Still enjoying it hugely. Love the vodcast (is that the right word?!).

Just wanted to flag up something I stumbled across while looking for a new router which might appeal to SMSTN audience. It’s a Draytek model with a USB port that allows you to plug in your HSDPA modem and use that as either primary or backup net connection (along with the usual ADSL). Cool. In theory then, as long as you could find power, you could create a portable wi-fi network pretty much anywhere. It costs less than 200 quid and has VOIP prioritisation to boot. It gets very strong reviews too.

http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2820.html

I’ve never seen anything like this discussed on the site, so I don’t know if you’re aware of it, but I thought your dongle-dangling audience might be as fascinated as I was! I’m on the brink of ordering the 2820Vn…

In case it’s of interest…

draytek 2820Vn

Muchos, muchos interest Mark. Nice one. Has anyone tried out the 2820Vn? It’s a smart idea to include USB dongle support. Indeed I wonder if some of mobile operators would consider selling the device along with their dongles?

28 COMMENTS

  1. And now I've gone and ordered it! Of course I wouldn't have needed it if I'd unplugged the (now fried) one before the storms hit last night…. Still, great excuse for a new toy!

  2. There are several brilliant things about this router.
    You can run PTSN and VoIP through the same phones! VoIP via DECT FTW 🙂
    The USB port will run a printer as well as a 3G dongle or an N70.
    Wonder if it will work with a USB hub?

    Nice

  3. Every time I turned the corner to my office in London and saw a BT van (clumsy engineers), or a small puddle in the road, I knew that the office SDSL line would be killed for days on end (aluminium cabling is the worst for cracking after 30 years under the road). A tree was in the way of an early WiMAX type service, pesky leaves, so this would have been ideal.
    So ideal in fact, I bought one 9 months ago for a mate's business and it's been absolutely diamond. With the added advantage of a VPN server inbuilt and dual failover ADSL2+ connections at 20Mbps at

  4. PS. The second connection can either be Ethernet (linked to a cable or ADSL2+ modem) or the USB dongle. You can also load share between the two. I also updated the firmware recently as there were a few issues with initial VPN connectivity.

  5. Used the search box, tried all sorts of keyword combos but…nothing. Maybe I was thinking of another site but I dont really do any other tech sites on the whole.

    If I hadnt screwed up my disqus registration somehow maybe I could have searched that way.

  6. Used the search box, tried all sorts of keyword combos but…nothing. Maybe I was thinking of another site but I dont really do any other tech sites on the whole.

    If I hadnt screwed up my disqus registration somehow maybe I could have searched that way.

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  9. i have usb plug pen drive like thing to use internet but how can i connect wifi router to tht, will thr be a usb port

  10. i have usb plug pen drive like thing to use internet but how can i connect wifi router to tht, will thr be a usb port

  11. Does it work when i put the usb wifi to another router wid noo enternet? But atill reach wifi from my other router?

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