3G router

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Hello guys

I am kinda newbie

I want to connect my vera to the internet via a USB 3G dongle

I found this http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/Intro_3G_Setup

but i didnt know where to put this code
Please advise

Tank you

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You could also look at the TP-Link TL-WR703n it maybe an alternative option.

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This is a nice idea, actually I want also my vera to send SMS via GSM via the 3G router from a command . I didn’t use the TP-Link device, will this device able to do this?If yes it will amazing!

Thank you

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Previous discussion

Also note that that Wiki page hasn’t been updated in more than a year, and that it’s for UI2 firmware releases.

I recommend as Brientim does. Unless you are very, very familiar with messing about with OpenWrt, you’ll get nowhere at best, and brick your Vera at worst. Get your Internet through a trusted intermediary like the TL-WR703N. (I just bought a TL-MR3020, much the same device. Very compact and easy to set up.)

I don’t remember any SMS settings in the TP-Link device’s menus. (Are there any email-to-SMS gateways where you live?)

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I am uncertain if you can use send SMS directly but depending on you phone, there maybe alternative like for iPhone or iPad you could look at Automator.app. I believe there are others available for google devices but I don’t have details. That way you could have unlimited SMS with only limited cost of the app.

The 703n was a Chinese version and the device @futzle refer to is the newer international version if I remember correctly.

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Sorry I should have stated notification for Automator.app and not SMS.

Have a look at wiki for details on email to sms gateways. SMS gateway - Wikipedia

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There are english firmwares available from TP-Link for the WR703N also. These things are sold on-mass in the US. I bought a couple of them for experiments at USD$22ea (shipped), and have one of them running OpenWRT. The 4M Flash is a little crammed though.

The OpenWRT side of things might open up a few more options in terms of both 3G connectivity, as well as natively driving SMS (assuming the manual/API is exposed for the 3G device in question. Not sure how good the wifi section is though, the antenna is on the board, and rather small.