Get help, advice and information on all your Communications issues. http://advice-and.info/Communications/internet.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:55:14 GMT en "So, you just finished watching MTV's ""Pimp Your Ride"" and you need to add a little something different to make your car stand out from the crowd. What can you do? How about adding Mobile Internet to your vehicle. It is not as hard or expensive as you might think. Here is what is needed: Mobile Router: This is similar to a typical home router with one exception. It uses a Sprint Mobile Broadband Card to provide the internet, allowing you to use it anywhere, even in motion! It converts a Mobile Broadband Card into a Wi-Fi signal that up to 5 laptops can use at the same time. One of the best options for this would be the Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router. Why? It is the least expensive mobile router on the market at well under 200. Secondly, unlike most other mobile routers it comes standard with a Car Charger. Just plug it into the cigarette lighter and the unit is now powered up and ready to surf the internet, even while driving down the road at 75 MPH. Of course, that would be for the passengers to enjo y, not the driver! Mobile Broadband Service: This is the increasingly popular Mobile Internet service that Sprint, Verizon and others are now selling. For just 59.99 a month, Sprint offers unlimited internet access anywhere in the USA. For the same price, Verizon offers up to 5GB a month. These services can be used directly in a laptop for one user, or in this case, directly into the Mobile Router so that multiple users can tap into the same card at the same time. Laptop: This one is quite obvious, but there are two ways to connect the laptop to the Mobile Router. One is with an Ethernet cable, as the KR1 has 4 Ethernet ports in the back. The second and easier way would be to just connect through wi-fi. As long as the laptop has built-in wireless, as all newer laptops do, the laptop will find the wi-fi signal the Mobile Router is producing. Extras: If extra range is needed on your Mobile Internet set-up, or if the vehicle is often in remote areas there are two products that can greatly inc http://advice-and.info/Communications/92762_Mobile_Internet_For_Your_Vehicle.html Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:16:24 GMT You browse the Internet, find interesting files, applications, open source software, movie trailers or even your favorite band's songs. And you wish you could use them whenever you want and so you decide to download it. Ever wondered what happens when you click on download? You send a request (few bytes of data) to the hosting server seeking its permission to access the file (or rather send you digital data). This request signal will be replied with an acknowledge signal from the server followed by the actual data requested for. There is much more of communication engineering involved, but lets not dig deep into it. Now that the actual transmission is taking place, what are the facts about the speed of transfer and data rates of transmission? There is considerable variation of speed with the type of connection you use. If its dial up that you are using, you are actually sending digital data along with the voice data (at the same time). A s a result, they share the bandwidth available and so the speeds are slow. Whereas now we are using ISDN (Integrated signals digital networking) which was the major reason for the big boost in internet speeds. Gone are those days when we were using 144Kbps to 2Mbps. At the present moment the data rates we experience is tremendous, thanks to Broadband ISDN. Of course there has always been a tradeoff between bandwidth and speed. But to be light on our pockets, we started using download accelerators with moderate speed internet (why pay for the 332 Mbps connection and use only a fraction of the bandwidth?) These accelerators are smart workers. They do the same function as every other downloader but in a more efficient way so as to utilize whatever we have to the fullest which makes us feel that the speeds have improved. They split the files internally into smaller parts and download each part simultaneously using many connections within the allocated bandwidth (which is provided to you by your ISP). These are advantageous as: - the bandwidth limitation you http://advice-and.info/Communications/90499_Download_Accelerator_2008_Accelerate_Your_Internet.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:36:09 GMT Dial up is the slowest way to connect to the Internet for people who do not have access to DSL or cable. The fact is that people in rural areas are not connecting with cable or DSL because the services do not extend that far out of local areas. This is frustrating for people who need to work at home or have a need for a fast computer. If you buy a new computer these days, you want a Internet that has some speed. Satellite Internet service is the way for people to have the speed they need for that new computer. When you buy a computer that has everything you want and need, you want to be able to use it in a way it was designed for, fast connections for downloading and uploading. Many rural residents with lightening fast satellite Internet service have replaced dial up and are reaching the potential of their computers. The speeds are faster than cable or DSL and allow you to do more things online that you could not do with dial up, cable or DSL. With satellite high-speed Internet, you are always connected to the Internet, therefore there is no waiting to connect. http://advice-and.info/Communications/78458_Satellite_Internet_Service_Provides_More_Speed.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:31:34 GMT Satellite internet is another way for computer users to access the Internet if they do not have access to cable or DSL. Dial up is so out dated and slow that people are looking for alternatives ways to access the Internet. With the availability of the satellite high-speed broadband connection, many people in rural areas are now able to access the World Wide Web. This was not possible for many people until a few years ago when satellite started offering high-speed Internet connections to their customers. You might remember that Direct TV offered satellite television first and soon after offered its customers Hugesnet, which has a satellite high-speed broadband connection. Although Hugesnet and Direct TV are two different companies, they work together to bring customers one solution to the high costs of cable and DSL. With DSL, you need a telephone line and with cable, you need to have their specified service package for television in order to get the Internet. Both of these options are expensive for the average user. With Hugesnet and Direct TV, you get the service you need in one package and do not need a telephone in the home or any specific TV packages. http://advice-and.info/Communications/78457_Satellite_Internet_Is_Another_Option_For_Accessing_The_Internet.html Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:15:17 GMT When you have a need for telecommunications, broadband satellite Internet is the only want to go. You need a high-speed connection to use the video equipment properly. If you have a DSL or cable hook up, you might find the telecommuting with video a little lapsed in time. You want real time conferencing without a delay. The newer equipment today for talking face to face with friends, a family member or business associate is important with the cost of transportation today. People want something that can keep them in touch that is reliable and fast. Broadband satellite Internet is the only way to use video and phone equipment without worrying about delayed and dropped communications. Most of the equipment for Voip and teleconferencing today requires a high-speed Internet connection to work properly. The images and voice are transmitted over the Internet in digital form and converted back to image and voice when the recipient receives it. In order for this to work in real time, you need a fast connection speed. If you are using dial up, cable or DSL, you may see a lapse in communications that can be confusing for those sending and receiving the communication. http://advice-and.info/Communications/78456_Telecommunications_With_Broadband_Satellite_Internet.html Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:20:26 GMT In order to fully benefit from a broadband internet connection, the first and most important thing one will need is a high-speed modem. Starting from the early 2000s, the internet has become more and more popular among people from various countries. No matter the field we are working in, the internet is a very useful tool, as well as a means of relaxation in our spare time. There are three types of broadband internet connections: DSL, cable and satellite. All three of them offer a high speed in accessing the information we are interested in. Many people having dial up internet connections may not get the whole picture of having high-speed internet access. Once they have the chance of comparing their home internet service to a broadband internet connection on their office computer, they will surely see the huge difference. http://advice-and.info/Communications/43593_Everything_There_Is_To_Know_About_Broadband_Internet.html Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:27:22 GMT