-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>Hash: SHA1<br><br>I'm using the Verizon PCMCIA offering right now. As with the<br>sprint one mentioned, the inital setup must be done under windows (I<br>think the software brands it and loads the verizon firmware). <br>
After that, plug it in and it shows up as ttyACM0, use any *ppp* you<br>like, and you're done. Works well. I get 1.5mbit<br>down... T1 equivalent. Just a few short years ago, that<br>was a luxury in an office. <br>
<br>Oh, and high coolness factor: I surfed, emailed, etc, while riding in<br>a car at 65mph through San Jose. So need.<br><br>Pings are in the low 200ms range, which is fine for email and browsing.<br><br><br>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Alex Mandel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tech_dev@wildintellect.com">tech_dev@wildintellect.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">Wes Hardaker wrote:<br>
> Anyone used cellphone network data cards with linux successfully? I'd<br>
> actually like to do it for a month "occasionally" (which really means<br>
> buying an expensive card because I don't want the 2-year contract). Are<br>
> there issues? Does it generally work? I've seen web-references to the<br>
> AT&T cards working under linux so I *think* it looks ok...<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>The latest Ubuntu 8.10 network manager claims to manage these types of<br>
cards, so possibly no need for Bill's scripts.<br>
<br>
I've never tried it though.<br>
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