[ubuntu-uk] 3G wireless on 9.10 or 10.4
Long time listener, first time caller Have acer aspire one netbook with 9.10. I have until now been using a phone with an app to convert 3G to 802.11g but the cost per MB through a phone just isn't comparable to the cost per MB through a dongle. So I want to switch to a dongle. (As an aside, why the blinkin flip?? This has actually quite annoyed me; why a MB delivered through 3G to a phone cost soo much more than a MB delivered through 3G to a dongle). I would like to use Orange and they say the dongle does not support Linux. I suspect the dongle does, and orange are choosing not to (whereas another of the big five have set up a repository to support their dongles). From what I have read online, some folk have had some success with some dongle models. Anyone using a dongle from orange with an ubuntu netbook? Which model dongle did you use? Or which service provider seems the most Linux friendly? Cheers Dave Smith -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 3G wireless on 9.10 or 10.4
On 09/04/10 17:24, Dave Smith wrote: Long time listener, first time caller Hello Dave, snip / Anyone using a dongle from orange with an ubuntu netbook? Which model dongle did you use? Or which service provider seems the most Linux friendly? Most recent dongles will work out of the box with Ubuntu. I have an Option Icon 225 3G dongle from Orange that I have been using for over about 18months or so and it works just fine. Most of the Huawei and other makes work fine too from what I can tell. None of the providers will probably have a clue what you are talking about when you say Linux. They are not trained. We are here though :-) Cheers Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 3G wireless on 9.10 or 10.4
On 9 Apr 2010 at 17:24, Dave Smith wrote: I would like to use Orange and they say the dongle does not support Linux. My wife's got a Vodaphone dongle which works OK on my Ubuntu powered EEEPC. I think the 'does not support Linux' comes mainly from the bundled Windows app that comes with them. This will tell you, among other things, how much credit you have (if its a Pay as you Go one) and what your useage is. But you can usually get this stuff on line from the telcos website. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 3G wireless on 9.10 or 10.4
On 9 April 2010 17:24, Dave Smith d...@p3computers.com wrote: Anyone using a dongle from orange with an ubuntu netbook? Which model dongle did you use? Or which service provider seems the most Linux friendly? I bought a Huwei dongle from 3 and Linux handles it significantly better than windows does. Plug it in and it should show up the network manager drop down straight away. I've no experience with other networks. Gus -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] 3G wireless on 9.10 or 10.4
I have exactly the same arrangement. I have used dongles from BT, Vodafone and 3 without much difficulty. But there is a clear winner in terms of being OSS/Linux friendly. Vodafone have the Betavine project which is fully backed by the company and produces open source device support - including dongle drivers and monitoring software packedged for many distros. I use it and it's a good effort that voda should be commended for. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 3G wireless on 9.10 or 10.4
I would like to use Orange and they say the dongle does not support Linux. I suspect the dongle does, and orange are choosing not to (whereas another of the big five have set up a repository to support their dongles). From what I have read online, some folk have had some success with some dongle models. Hi Dave, If it helps at all i was seriously impressed to find my USB dongle from O2 worked out of the box on Ubuntu (Karmic)as soon as i plugged it in another option appeared in the network manager applet. On Fedora 11 it was very easy to set up as well. hope this helps. P -- Sent from my Nokia N900 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
