IMPRESSIVE.  That is the first keyword that comes to mind when mentioning this router.

Instead of talking about what this router is capable of, I’m simply going to link you to Jordan’s blog for all the details and his experience.  Jordan convinced me to pick up this wireless router for my verizon wireless connection.  I was hesistant at first due to the price, but after finding an excellent deal on ebay, I decided to pick one up with 2nd day air for 200 bucks on the nose.

I was not let down when it arrived.  Out of the box, I connected my phone and computer and it immediately picked up my vx8000 model phone’s data connection and connected my network to it.

As for the failover capabilities of this router, I tested this with a super high speed connection that the University at Buffalo provides (100mbps, true LAN connection with 100Mbps speed tests).  I disconnected my phone and immediately my router started using the UB wired connection and although I changed ips, my aol instant messenger and other messengers switched immediately to the wired ub connection with no real issues.  My browsing and sessions were NOT altered in any way (I had my email open and it continued to work over the failover).

I am aware of the dynamic dns capabilities of this router, and hope to test them more fully when I get home, however I’m sure that they will work flawlessly.  I wish that dnsexit was supported, however I will likely try dyndns and like thier service.

Overall, I’d highly recommend this router to anyone who has a wireless phone with a data connection, it is just simply impressive!

Tags: broadband, cradlepoint, internet, mobile, router, verizon, wireless
Posted in Mobile Technology, Technology

2 Responses to “Cradlepoint MBR1000 Review”

1. Jordan says:

   March 5, 2009 at 7:50 am

   I’m hoping that the makers will release new firmware with updated Dynamic DNS Services. DynDns seems to work ok for now, though. What security do you use? Mine is wide open but I enable Mac Filtering.
2. admin says:

   March 5, 2009 at 9:00 am

   I am using dnsomatic from my opendns account. It works great and interfaces perfectly to other dns services so I’m quite happy.

   As for security, I’m using wpa. I don’t secure my internet beyond that both wirelessly and wired, although I may start with the features this router offers to ensure authorized access only.

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