[H-GEN] 3G router with OpenWRT

[gavin duley]

Hello,

anyone here have experience with OpenWRT?

The reason I'm asking is that I'm thinking of switching to using 3G  
wireless broadband. It seems I have the choice of a (portable) USB  
modem or a (not so portable) 3G router. The downside of a USB modem  
is, of course, that I can only use it with one computer at once.

According to:

http://josefsson.org/openwrt/dongle.html

I can plug the USB modem into a router that has a USB port and is  
running OpenWRT, and get it to route internet traffic over the 3G  
link. As far as clients are concerned, they are just connecting via a  
standard router (wireless or wired). If I then want to use 3G  
broadband "on the road", I could shut the router down and unplug the  
USB modem.

Anyone here had any experience of trying anything similar? Did it  
work? Would the net connection be good enough to use for VoIP?

Alternatively, are there any other better ideas I should be looking  
at? Something like the D-LINK DIR-451 would also seem to be a good  
option, but I'm hoping to spend a bit less than that on the router...

with thanks,

gavin,

-- 
Life is a long lesson in humility.
                 -- J. M. Barrie

Gavin Duley
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