Rogers Wireless announced the Rocket Hub today, which shares a wireless Internet connection across multiple users. The Rocket Hub taps into the mobile Internet through Rogers 7.2Mpbs HSPA network where its available, allowing more than one user to connect to the Internet using Ethernet or Wi-Fi. This should be an interesting, effective solution to getting connected in areas without fixed lines.
The Rocket Hub runs on an Ericsson W3x core, which means it also offers voice support (over UMTS) in addition to Internet connectivity. The 7.2Mbps speed should be fast enough for the needs of most people.
Rogers Wireless will launch the Rocket Hub later this month, and will set you back at least 35 Canadian dollars a month for the most basic plan. You’ll also need to shell out a little extra for the hardware, but it should be worth every penny if you’ve been wondering how to get Internet access for all of your devices and not just one, especially if you expect to stay in one place.
Terrible. If you use this for your landline you will no longer have call display. Call Display doesn’t not work with the Rogers Rocket Hub. Have this which you connect your phone and internet through so that you have a wireless landline – so to speak. But it sounds terrible and call display does not work. Rogers is pretty useless overall they only reason they are in business is because they are a monopoly with absolutely no competition. There is no freedom of choice due to antiquated rules set out by organizations that do not care about the people.
This is not at all a new technology and yet Rogers can’t even get it to work properly.