On The Level With LevelOne's Portable 3G Router

With the MobilSpot router users can connect and share an Internet connection or create a private network over the LAN ports or the built-in 11b/g wireless access point. However, you will still need to plug in to an AC outlet.

The product is 802.11b- and 802.11g-compliant and supports Super G data transmission speeds. It also features wireless WEP, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication with TKIP/AES encryption as well as advanced double firewall protection when connected to the Internet. The router also provides port-forwarding, SSID enable/disable, MAC address filtering, VPN pass-through for secured data transmission and other wireless router functions.

In addition, MobilSpot supports various connection protocols such as static IP, dynamic IP (DHCP client), dynamic IP with Road Runner Session Management, PPPoE, unnumbered PPPoE, unnumbered PPPoE+NAPT, Multi-Session PPPoE, L2TP, PPTP and 3G to connect to ISPs.

The "on-the-go" router has a street price of $149.

MobilSpot joins several other mobile routers on the market, such as the Airlink AR360W3G and Novatel's Wireless MiFi, which came out in December 2008.

Even T-Mobile has gotten into the market and last month unveiled webConnect, a 3G modem that uses a USB to connect to a laptop. The modem is priced at $49.99 on a two-year contract after a rebate. There is also a 5-GB modem available for $59.99 per month. If you want to forego T-Mobile's plan, the modem is available for $249.99.