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With my broadband connection down, and DirectTV experiencing issues, I plugged in my Blackberry Curve Smartphone and promptly booted up my Tether software so that I could keep up-to-date with the outside world. Unfortunately, up here in Vernon NJ, while Sprint phones can roam around in the Verizon Wireless network, there are limitations which slowed my blackberry down. This consistent complaint is why Sprint sent me an Airave device so that I could have full use of my Smartphone in my area.
The Airave is a great device that basically provides you with enhanced cell phone reception in your home. It works so well in fact, that it only has one flaw. It requires a broadband connection, which was down today due to the unusual snowstorm that passed through the other night. So until the techie hobbyist in me determined that my Blackberry, even with the low reception and below 3g speed could possibly do the job, I was experiencing issues.
The Airave is a great device that basically provides you with enhanced cell phone reception in your home. It works so well in fact, that it only has one flaw. It requires a broadband connection, which was down today due to the unusual snowstorm that passed through the other night. So until the techie hobbyist in me determined that my Blackberry, even with the low reception and below 3g speed could possibly do the job, I was experiencing issues.
So what you are seeing in the above picture is the end result of my successful experiment. The lights on the Sprint Airave device are in fact lit which means a Sprint tower has been located and reception is being pulled in. This is without a standard cable or DSL connection. So how did I do it? It was surprisingly simpler than I thought it would be. Here is the equipment I used:
A. Blackberry Curve 9330 with limited reception. No 3G reception for Sprint up here.
B. Tether Software.
C. My HP dv5 Laptop.
D. D-Link 2.4 ghz Wireless Router. I disabled the wireless as I just needed to use it as a hub.
E. Sprint Airave.
Step 1: Booted up my laptop and connected my Blackberry through a tether cable (micro USB.) I then proceeded to boot up. I did in fact get a connection, albeit since it was not 3G at least, it was on the slower side. However, the data connection I had through this connection was all I needed to get the Airave running.
Step 2: I plugged in my D-Link 2.4 ghz Wireless router. In order to use it as a hub to share the Tether internet connection, I had to disable DHCP mode and the wireless antenna and then reboot it.
Step 3: Went back to my laptop and enabled “Internet Connection Sharing” in the network settings. For a more detailed explanation on how to enable this, click here.
Step 4: I connected the Sprint Airave to the D-Link router and powered it up.
Following these steps allowed me to utilize my Airave by tricking it into thinking it was on a broadband connection, increasing reception in my house and keeping my wife and I fully connected until the phone and internet line came back up.
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2 comments:
what if you dont need a router or you have a router/modem combo and I have solid lights on broadband and gps but the mobile light is just flashing what next
This is very cool I am in the process of trying it now. You should make a youtube tutorial. I have a few questions myself. Thanks for the info.
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