COMBINED WI-FI + CELLULAR ROUTERS
Combi routers offer access to wi-fi hotspots and the 3G/4G cellular networks, either by plugging in a USB mobile data dongle/antenna, or by providing one or more network SIM card slots plus an integral cellular transceiver and antenna. As with the shoreside hotspot connection, the cellular link can be made accessible wirelessly or directly to a number of different users and devices within wi-fi range of the router.
1 GLOMEX WEBBOAT 4G LITE £ 500
Available from several mainstream UK chandlers, the weBBoat 4G Lite provides high-speed connections up to 15 miles off the coast. The kit comprises a wi-fi antenna, two high-gain 3/4G antennae, a single internal SIM card slot and a super-fast combi 3/4G and wi-fi router that creates an onboard hotspot for up to 24 devices to be used.
The unit’s advanced switching software allows ‘least cost routing’, saving the user money by automatically switching to shoreside wi-fi when it’s available.
