réjean Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Someone posted a url for a wireless guide on another newsletter that could be useful; here (PDF) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Nice find Réjean !! Will bookmnark it. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewmur Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Nice find Réjean !! Will bookmnark it. BrunoBut a little misleading. It is strictly for setting up Sprint Wireless Broadband and not wireless in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Couldn't it be used as a general guideline? Couldn't someone replace , for example, " press the little red button at the left of your machine " with " the green one to the right " on another machine?And it could at least be useful for the Sprint users. It's not that I am working for them or that I have shares in their company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 It's for mobile broadband . . . . so with that in mind, could we maybe find the same instructions for other telco's that offer mobile broadband ? ( like AT&T and T-Mobile but also the Canadian and European ones )That way we would have all info in one thread. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) this one is for Vodafoneand Three Island Edited January 8, 2009 by réjean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewmur Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Couldn't it be used as a general guideline? Couldn't someone replace , for example, " press the little red button at the left of your machine " with " the green one to the right " on another machine?And it could at least be useful for the Sprint users. It's not that I am working for them or that I have shares in their company.This isn't for connecting your PC or notebook to a router. It is for connecting to a $60/mo broadband service from Sprint. It connects to cell phone towers and allows you to connect your notebook anywhere you can get a cell phone connection. Nothing to do with regular wireless. That said, it is a very good site for people who want to use Linux for this service instead of Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Yep this is for using a laptop on 3G broadband on a cellular network . . . here is a few I found:For UK mobile telecom companies: O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone: http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-compu...x-laptop-486813Vodafone on Fedora 10: http://kungfucodemonkey.blogspot.com/2009/...ra-core-10.htmlVodafone on Ubuntu:http://debii.curtin.edu.au/~pedram/linux/2...0-3gubuntu.htmlVerizon, Sprint and AT&T:http://www.emperorlinux.com/hardware/cellular/With the new Netbooks that come with 3G module this will become interesting over time if you have a fixed/flat rate data plan. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 With the new Netbooks that come with 3G module this will become interesting over time if you have a fixed/flat rate data plan.It already is up here - one example:DNA NetBand subscription is real dna Mobile broadband! DNA NetBand 384: monthly fee 9,80 euro DNA NetBand 512: monthly fee 14,80 euro DNA NetBand 1M: monthly fee 19,80 euro DNA NetBand 2M: monthly fee 29,80 euro DNA NetBand -subsciptions offers 384 kb/s, 512 kb/s, 1Mb/s or even 2Mb/s data transfer rate with firm monthly fee. You will have no surprises what you have to pay. DNA NetBand -subscription is suitable with modem or datacard. Data transfer abroad is not included in monthly fee. You can use dna NetBand -subscription everywhere in dna network. The best data transfer speed you will have in DNA's 3G-network. http://www.dna.fi/en/privatecustomers/mobi...dnaNetBand.aspxCAVEATS:1. "Broadband coverage" -- Are the base stations upgraded to 3G in your region? (If not, expect analog modem speeds and huge latencies.)2. Modem: Choose one with "plug and play compatibility" with your distro.3. "Data transfer abroad is not included in monthly fee." -- WARNING! ROAMING IS OBSCENELY EXPENSIVE!!!UPGRADE YOUR DISTRO!Latest distros make the configuration process easy for you... here's Ubuntu 8.10:Start the configuration wizard by connecting the (USB) mobile broadband modem to your computer -- or right click the Network Manager icon:... and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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