Inside every car is a dream… A dream that one day, someone will install a 3G wireless router so that they can always be online. This week, we make that dream a reality for the GizMod Rukus.
Using a BigPond wireless gateway, which connects to the Internet using Telstra’s NextG network, we’re able to give the Rukus a wireless hotspot inside the car. The best part about using this wireless modem – as opposed to a USB dongle, for example – is that this gives us ethernet ports as well, which is going to prove very useful when we get to the next install. The gateway is running off the car’s 12V power system, which is convenient for power management.
Stephen Earp
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 12:08 PMI pick one or two gaming consols in the next install – pretty sweet idea to get the net.. Would mean I would have to spend more time in my car though!
Jamie Carl
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 12:53 PMI got as far as “the cars naturally 12v so i wired it in….”
I hope that means he used a DC-DC converter or that puppy is going to blow when he starts the car and find out it’s 14volts and not 12volts.
Dave
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 3:12 PM+1
Not, just that, but the voltage can drop below 10.8v so you’d really be after a wide range in 12vdc out. But, the internals just might be engineered to cope with the higher continuos voltages… doubt it though.
Josh Stewart
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 10:12 PMIsn’t it the other way around? ie drops to about 8v when cranking (starting) and up to about 14v when charging (>~1000 rpm)
LGB
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 12:57 PMOne question..
On the Mobile 3G side of the router can you and external aerial?
LGB
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 1:03 PMSorry… can you install an external aerial?
Zac
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 1:00 PMHah, thought I recognised that place! Had my stereo installed there, nice professional place :)
Jim
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 1:21 PMHaha. Love the comment about Kotaku readers.
Lachlan
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 4:54 PMThat music is amazing, where can I obtain it :) Also mad mod.
Richard Baird
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 11:18 PMI give that router a week before the transients in the car blow it sky high…I deal with this sort of stuff every day. FAIL….
buck/boost DC-DC converter is mandatory…
Those routers are fully sic though bro…