On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Nexus Droid <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > I'm looking for a back-up to my main DSL connection, which has a > tendency to conk out at certain "critical" moments. Given a choice of > prepaid wireless broadband products by Globe, Smart and Sun(?), can > anybody give a recommendation as to which is the least painful to > install. Last I tried Sun's, it was almost entirely plug and play. http://blog.kaliwanagan.ath.cx/index.php/2008/12/30/using-sun-broadband-wireless-with-ubuntu-linux-in-10-easy-steps/
Basically, the only thing you manually fill in is the APN field. :) > > Are any of the prepaid kits plug-and-play (or plug-and-pray) under any > Linux distro? I'm willing and able to install any major distro like > Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and OpenSusa. > > I've already googled for some how-tos, which appear to indicate that > it can be done with some under the hood configuration. So I'd > appreciate a feedback on some personal experience. > > Thanks. > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- This email is: [ ] actionable [ ] fyi [ ] social Response needed: [ ] yes [ ] up to you [ ] no Time-sensitive: [ ] immediate [ ] soon [ ] none _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
