Cradlepoint Black Mobile Broadband 'N' Router 3G/4G Ready / WiPipe Powered (MBR1000SB)

Pros: none

Cons: I ate my modem ,1st time I thought I did something wrong. Just tried it again and it ate the second modem. All I did was pulg it in and turn on. modem never worked again. ULM290 modem

Pros: 2 USB and one express card slot.
easy to configure web interface
also as ethernet WAN port

Cons: When using CLEAR USB card with wifi turned on bandwidth through CLEAR seems to be limited to around 2.5- 3mbps.

Other Thoughts: Turn off the wifi (physical switch on cradlepoint) and connect via ethernet cable and you will get far more bandwidth through clear: average around 5mbps up to 9mbps. I live right next to a tower and have full signal. If you have wifi turned on and are plugged in through ethernet to the cradlepoint you will still experience the small bandwidth problem. Cradlepoint recommends using a USB extension cable to get the CLEAR USB card further away from the cradlepoint since the wifi causes interference. I have not tried this. Instead I disable the wifi and plug the cradlepoint into my network switch. I have several access points on my network and this configuration seems to work ok. Sad though that when I take the unit with me to other cities I can only get full bandwidth if plugged into ethernet.

Pros: Good solid router. Provides a lot of security and convenience options.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: We have a few of these suppling Wi-Fi to iPads on mobile marketing F650 trucks operated by a large snack food brand. On the road, permanently mounted in the bed of a truck is a rough life for any piece of electronics, and these have held up very well.

Pros: Does exactly what it says on the box. Easy to set up...plug in aircard, power up and log in using the default password (last 6 of MAC).

Seamless

Cons: None so far

Other Thoughts: I am connecting using a Verizon 3G PC770 card. Right into the Expresscard slot and it fired right up. Connection is a breeze. Right now I use this to turn my car into a hotspot on the move. Great for connecting my laptop, iPad, iPod....whatever! It all works with this and so far is working well (~1 week so far!)

Pros: Update to previous review. The new firmware now has it @ 300mbs, i get approx range of about 300Ft with this unit and still have 2 bars of signal on my lenovo laptop. My PS3 connects up and streams great over this. Streaming from a windows 7 media center with raid 0 2tb storage thats connected Via GB HP Procurve 4000 switch.

Cons: doesnt support LG modems yet. But i knew that when i bought it, works great with my mifi

Other Thoughts: Comes preloaded with OpenDNS settings to enable basic webfiltering. Have sold this to serveral cleints and they all loved it. great for small office that uses internet, have one client in small town that has DSL as primary and a MIFI for backup since 1-4 days a month he has no DSL.

Pros: I got this one when it was on sale ($50 instant discount) and used it at home as a cable connected router (no service from cell phone companies) I upgrade my old D-Link a/b/g rounter to this one due to the wireless connection kept dropping off when I use the laptop from the other room. CradlePoint has very solid signals. It is very easy to setup and the administor window is convenient to figure out. Almost everything can be setup automatically.

Cons: a little bit bulky and the LED light is very bright at night.

Other Thoughts: at $100 highly recommend

Pros: Everything

Cons: There is nothing it can't do. Really.

Pros: We use it to open a pop-up shops... Very simple to configure and use.

Cons: Not sure who to blame cradle or sprint, but I don't get 4G speeds from Sprint card, even though I'm in 4G area...

Other Thoughts: Make sure to install latest firmware for this device

Pros: The range on this router was far superior to another 3G router that I had owned. It's probably due to the N broadcasting available in this router. Features additional security that allows you to password protect the router to an http connection. This has given me the ability to connect my mobile devices to this router. It also seems this router keeps my 3G card live 24/7 where my old router wouldn't.

Cons: Administration and setup is not as intuitive as other routers that I have owned. I do agree with another reviewer that the antennas should be removable so you can upgrade the size of them.

Other Thoughts: For the money and the ability to upgrade to 4G you can't beat this router. Speeds were not degraded when connecting my 3G card into this router.

Pros: Worked out of the box. It performed its own updates, rebooted itself, was very user friendly.

I purchased in order to be able to use my Verizon EVDO on multiple computers and connect wirelessly to peripherals (such as printers). I own a MIFI box, which allows 5 computers on the Internet, but will not communicate with printers, etc. This device allowed me to plug in the Mifi with its USB cable (and function as a modem), and connect to everything else in the house. Short of some component failure, it works fantastic.

It also has extensive firewall and router capabilities that are not advertised in the write-ups (Stateful packet inspection, log output, proxy & DMZ). Excellent device for the money.

Cons: As previously mentioned, 1 GB CAT-5 ports would have been nice for 4G, but if you are connecting to the device via 802.11 I think it is a moot point as you're nowhere near 100 MBPS.

Other Thoughts: This thing is just awesome for my needs. I live in an area where EVDO is my only broadband option (other than satellite), and I also travel in an RV.