Hi, Yeah, they insist that datacards don't work with linux. Reliance Netconnect USB card does work with linux, you find information here.
Reliance Netconnect USB card on Linux Howto - http://thejeshgn.com/2008/01/12/reliance-netconnect-usb-card-on-linux-howto/ Reliance Netconnect USB card in Ubuntu Jaunty - http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com/2009/04/reliance-netconnect-usb-card-in-ubuntu.html HTH Cheers --arky Rakesh 'arky' Ambati| IT Consultant| http://www.braillewithoutborders.org | Blog: http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com --- On Wed, 11/11/09, jaykumar hs <jaykuma...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: jaykumar hs <jaykuma...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Fsf-friends] Why internet data cards are not available for laptops > which work on GNU/Linux? > To: fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in > Date: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 3:17 PM > Hi , > > My friend Dr. Chatterjee is using Debian on his HP laptop > and is in search of intenet data card which supports > GNU/Linux. But service providers Reliance, and Tata Indicom > intimated that their datacards donot support GNU/Linux. > > BSNL's customer care has informed that its datacards > which support GNU/Linux are out of stock. > > Can some one help us on this issue? > > Regards > Jaykumar > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Fsf-friends mailing list > Fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends > Connect more, do more and share more with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn more. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Fsf-friends mailing list Fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends