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Product summary
The good: Easy to set up and configure; works with most cellular modems and services; upgradable firmware.
The bad: No 802.11g/n; only 10/100 Ethernet; pricey.
The bottom line: The Junxion box turns your cellular wideband connection into a Wi-Fi hot spot.
CNET editors' review
- Reviewed on: 06/24/2005
- Released on: 11/01/2004
To be honest, when we first heard about the JB-110b, the first question that sprang to mind was "What would you need that for?" The ah-ha! moment came when Junxion informed us that Google uses them in its employee shuttles to keep workers connected while moving offsite or around campus. A small company could also reduce its IT department's workload by using the Junxion Box, because instead of buying and supporting multiple cards, the IT person can support just one card and one Junxion box.
The lime-green color of the JB-110b, which is 6.25 inches deep, 10.25 inches wide, and 1.125 inches high, was probably chosen to make consumers aware of the product, but it has the advantage of making the box easy to spot; it's less likely to be stepped on or kicked while in the field. Adorning the brightly hued box are two Ethernet ports (both are configured as LAN ports, but you can use port 2 as a WAN port for a wired connection over DSL, cable, or an office network), power and status lights, a single 802.11b wireless antenna, and the top-mounted PC Card slot where you insert your cellular PC card modem. At the time of our hands-on testing, the JB-110b supported AT&T's (now Cingular) wireless service via the Novatel Wireless U520 (UMTS and GPRS) and Sony Ericsson's GC82 (EDGE and GPRS); Cingular's EDGE and GPRS networks with the same GC82; Sprint's 1xRTT network with the Novatel Wireless C201 and Sierra Wireless 550; and Verizon's service with the Audiovox 5220 (1xEV-DO and 1xRTT) and Audiovox 3220 (1xRTT). The JB-110b's software is upgradable, and Junxion plans to support newer modems and services as they become available.
Maximum speeds currently run from about 50Kbps to 70Kbps (a bit faster than dial-up) for the more widely implemented 2.5G connections, such as Sprint's current offering, to about 300Kbps to 700Kbps for smaller coverage area 3G connections, such as Cingular's UMTS. You can get faster bursts, and rates will vary wildly according to your location and signal strength. Suffice it to say, cellular broadband isn't quite cable yet, though faster services are in the works, including a 2.4Mbps service from Sprint and a scintillating 14.4Mbps enhanced version of UMTS called High Speed Downlink Packet Access, which should hit select locations one of these days. Right now, 3G services are all rather expensive, with charges starting at about $80 per month for an unlimited access plan.
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