My Portable Wifi and 4G internet

Weeks ago I decided to get myself a backup internet... for the past few months I'm what you could call an "NPA" (No Permanent Address)... my wife has given birth to a baby boy 2 mos ago, so we decided to stay with our parents for the first few months so there would at least be more than one person to look over the baby and of course so that we could also be able to share our baby with them--- so here I am always on the move... sometimes our condo, weekdays at my in-laws and weekends with my parents. I wasn't fully utilizing my internet at the condo so I decided to let it go and get something I can also use wherever I am-- thus I applied for Wi-tribe's 4G... and it worked! I was able to access the net from Eastwood, White Plains, Libis (office) and New Manila at speeds around 800-900 Mbps with consistent connections... not bad. I would say better speeds and connections than the "USB" modems. Only downside  is that it adds the extra bulk in your laptop bag (yes it fits in my bag, kind of carrying another 7" laptop in the bag) as well as the need for a power supply-- but other than that its all good and it serves the purpose.

Now my dilemma, I would want a wireless connection so I wouldn't have to always attach an Ethernet cable to the laptop and so I could also just place the modem anywhere in the room without needing an extension cord from the outlet to the where I am. And lastly of course I would also like to share my connection. A wireless router you say? Yeah, too big... I say a "Pocket" wireless router! :)

The solution, my latest acquisition from Amazon.com: TRENDnet's TEW-645TR wireless N travel router!

Unboxing the router, I was surprised by the size of the router as well as the accessories: a carrying case (to organize all the wires, adapter and router), DC to USB power supply and RJ45 with flat cables (I always love these because they're more compact and stores easily)... the only thing I didn't like was the 100-120V AC adapter-- they should have supplied the router with a dual voltage adapter-- isn't this suppose to be used for "traveling"?! Oh well I'll just get myself a generic USB 5V adapter and use the USB DC power cable with it.

You can see how small the router is... and I was able to connect at 270Mbps using WPA auto :D

And yes they all still fit in laptop bag.. and what timing, I was able to use this setup this AM where all my DSL connection were down, because of the weather... my 4G and travel router was a success!

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