On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Annie Mozzity <[email protected]>wrote:
> > Alex, > > > Thank you for your response, at least I know then it is possible to use. > > Unfortunately the Novatel 950D is not available for HSDPA here in Canada, > > What are you talking about? I bought a Novotel MC 950D at Futurecrap and > activated it here in Canada. > > > mentioned wvdial, which I used to have ~10 years ago when I was on > dial-up, > > it worked well, however, the information required to configure it here in > > Canada is not provided by the ISP's as they each provide their own > "access > > manager" type of programs. > > I told you that you don't need their access manager, you can just dial the > MC950D with a wvdial script or by hand if you want. It's no big deal. Other > people have done it and I've done it. > > And the beauty is that they are (or were) not even locked so you > can use them abroad as well. I've used mine for 3G speeds in Toronto > and Montreal. > > > Anyone else ever tried these under Linux ? I know some subnetbooks like > > EeePC's come built-in with 3G/4G cellular cards, perhaps someone could > take > > a look at the config ? > > You take your chances with built-in hardware, I know the MC950D works with > linux. The MC950D appears at first as a usb stick with windows driver, you > eject it and then it appears as a 3G modem, using the option driver in linux > and then you dial it with AT command set automated with wvdial. > > If you really used wvdial 10 years ago you should be able to figure it out. > You only need a couple of AT commands to get it to work. > > A.M. > I understand that, but you don't need any number or credentials then I assume, as long as your aircard is activated (GSM not an option for where I am going) ?
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