We first wrote about Meraki and their solar-powered Wi-Fi repeater back in mid ’07, but they’re finally getting ready to ship these next month. According to Cleantechnica, it’s going to be $US749 if you have your own solar panel, which then balloons up to $US1499 for “larger units”. The main idea that Meraki is going after is “getting internet access to everyone”, so powering these units off of el sol is a good idea.
The Skinny: Like the big brother YX510, the YX300 is a cellular repeater. It’s dual band (1900MHz and 800MHz) but it’s only 1/4 the strength. I like it better. More »
I’m a mile from the giant antenna in San Francisco, Sutro Towers. But my phones never really get good reception here. This repeater is good for creating a better signal in your most house or apartment’s most vacant cellular airspaces. More »
