| So, you just finished watching MTV's "Pimp Your | | | | month. These services can be used directly in a |
| Ride" and you need to add a little something | | | | laptop for one user, or in this case, directly into |
| different to make your car stand out from the | | | | the Mobile Router so that multiple users can tap |
| crowd. What can you do? How about adding | | | | into the same card at the same time. |
| Mobile Internet to your vehicle. It is not as hard or | | | | Laptop: |
| expensive as you might think. | | | | This one is quite obvious, but there are two ways |
| Here is what is needed: | | | | to connect the laptop to the Mobile Router. One is |
| Mobile Router: | | | | with an Ethernet cable, as the KR1 has 4 Ethernet |
| This is similar to a typical home router with one | | | | ports in the back. The second and easier way |
| exception. It uses a Sprint Mobile Broadband Card | | | | would be to just connect through wi-fi. As long as |
| to provide the internet, allowing you to use it | | | | the laptop has built-in wireless, as all newer laptops |
| anywhere, even in motion! It converts a Mobile | | | | do, the laptop will find the wi-fi signal the Mobile |
| Broadband Card into a Wi-Fi signal that up to 5 | | | | Router is producing. |
| laptops can use at the same time. One of the | | | | Extras: |
| best options for this would be the Kyocera KR1 | | | | If extra range is needed on your Mobile Internet |
| Mobile Router. Why? It is the least expensive | | | | set-up, or if the vehicle is often in remote areas |
| mobile router on the market at well under $200. | | | | there are two products that can greatly increase |
| Secondly, unlike most other mobile routers it | | | | your performance. The first is an external |
| comes standard with a Car Charger. Just plug it | | | | Antenna. All the current Mobile Broadband Cards |
| into the cigarette lighter and the unit is now | | | | have ports to attach these antennas, enabling a |
| powered up and ready to surf the internet, even | | | | more powerful antenna to boost the signal and |
| while driving down the road at 75 MPH. Of course, | | | | thus the performance of the card. Amplifiers are |
| that would be for the passengers to enjoy, not | | | | even more beneficial. These devices add up to 3 |
| the driver! | | | | watts of power to the Antenna, which can turn a |
| Mobile Broadband Service: | | | | very weak signal into an average or even strong |
| This is the increasingly popular Mobile Internet | | | | signal. Not only will these add-ons help your |
| service that Sprint, Verizon and others are now | | | | performance, but they will add a bit of the |
| selling. For just $59.99 a month, Sprint offers | | | | "WOW" factor when people are admiring your |
| unlimited internet access anywhere in the USA. | | | | unique vehicle. |
| For the same price, Verizon offers up to 5GB a | | | | |