On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Arun Venkataswamy <arun...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > For a remote data acquisition project, I need a Linux box connected to the > internet through 3G. I have gone through list archives, but the threads are > over a year old and want some current information. Is there any 3G service > provider with: > > - A modem which simply works out of the box. I will be > installing Debian base with no X and hence cannot use any GUI based > configuration tool which they might provide. > - Good upload speeds (at least 800 kbps)
Can you not install one of the 3G data USB data cards? I believe most of them work out of the box with wvdial (i.e. no GUI). What works on a laptop should also work on a desktop USB port. I suspect most 3G data providers have a much lower "upload" speeds since the services are consumer oriented i.e. upstream packets are mostly http url strings. I do not have a 3G USB dongle so no personal experience with upload speeds. @ members of the ILUG-Chennai list can you share your speed test results from (traffic going over USB data cards) <http://www.speedtest.net> -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
