Ant at Fresh Plastic and Alasdair of The Daily ACK have both been discussing the news of 3’s proposal to introduce a wireless router to their customers , and they both find the concept an interesting one.

Ant “like[s] this idea, I like this idea a lot” as the laptop he uses is the only one that can use the 3 mobile broadband connection, and despite trying to set up ad-hoc networks, he can’t get other devices to use the connection via the laptop, so you can see why he would welcome the idea of one connection being shared by a multitude of devices.

Alasdair discusses the concept, comparing and contrasting it with a femtocell, which wikipedia defines as “a small cellular base station, typically designed for use in residential or small business environments” and, as Alasdair describes, “uses your existing landline broadband to provide a cell base station, and allows networks to extend their coverage indoors”. The 3 router has its own SIM card, and shares the 3G connection over a local wired and wireless network, although it may not be suitable for Alasdair due to the lack of coverage he receives in his village.

For the full opinions, head over to Fresh Plastic and The Daily ACK.