Cradlepoint Travel Router CTR-500

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.1 x 2.4 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001963VPU
• Item model number: CRADLE-CTR500
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 8, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

Cradlepoint CTR500 Cellular Travel Router

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great multi-purpose router that replaces my AirPort Express, June 4, 2009

By	Terry L. White "Gadget guy" (Southfield, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Length:: 5:59 Mins

Before getting the CradlePoint router I was using the Apple AirPort Express as my travel router. However, the CTR500 is now the router of choice in my bag. It works great and has a slew of configuration options. CradlePoint does make a battery operated version, I just wish that this one was one. I also wish that the AC adapter were smaller. Otherwise, this thing rocks!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best wifi router installation experience, July 1, 2008

By	MOMETAN (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

I travel quite a bit for work and I got this router to share my Verizon EVDO RevA card between my laptop and UMA VoIP phone. It works great. In less than 10 minutes from opening the box I was up and running.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars decent router, works with nokia 3555 and T-Mobile 3G, June 22, 2008

By	matt.mingkee (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

though the support site doesn't mention it works with T-Mobile 3G, it does
on advanced-mobem setting, there's a box where you can put AT command that you can specify which APN you use, then use these commands
AT
AT+CGDCONT=1,IP,"(YOUR APN)"
ATDT*99#
it also works with nokia 3555 and Bandrich 3G card for T-mobile (from stelerawireless.com), you have to have microUSB cable and need to use nokia mode with 3555
this is the best solution to tether data card with other wifi based device (tried LocPlayer on PSP with T-Mobile HSDPA), and works well
however, it has some speed hit when using this router, the speed drops around 30% when going through this router
some newer model express cards and SE phones don't work with this router
a side note: you can modify PSP external battery with compatible DC plug to make it 100% portable, the external battery can provide an hour of continuous streaming