[ubuntu-uk] laptops and broadband dongles

2009-09-03 Thread Jon Taylor
Hi all, I'm looking for some information. My father in law is looking to buy a laptop and broadband dongle. We've (sort of) found a laptop that we're going to put Jaunty onto but I'd like to know if there are any ISP's we should look at and also any we should avoid? Also are there issues with

Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptops and broadband dongles

2009-09-03 Thread Matt Jones
If he is only going to use it a small amount, then Vodafone offer the best deal, top up £15 for 1GB. Then use it until it runs out. With everyone else, your 1GB of data only lasts 30days, even if you haven't used it all. Most of the dongles are plug and play, I'm not sure about the Vodaphone one

Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptops and broadband dongles

2009-09-03 Thread Tony Pursell
My wife's Vodaphone dongle just works when I plug it into my EEEPC running Jaunty 9.04. We bought it about six months ago and still have £12 of the inclusive £15 left. In Windows you get a desktop app which gives you information about useage, connection speed, etc, which you don't get in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptops and broadband dongles

2009-09-03 Thread Robert Longstaff
Most of the dongles are plug and play, I'm not sure about the Vodaphone one though, as the field has developed so quickly, then the drivers aren't in Ubuntu yet for the most modern ones. The Vodafone K3565 works OK on Jaunty but I did need to change some of the default settings in Network

Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptops and broadband dongles

2009-09-03 Thread Chris Rowson
Most of the dongles are plug and play, I'm not sure about the Vodaphone one though, as the field has developed so quickly, then the drivers aren't in Ubuntu yet for the most modern ones. The Vodafone K3565 works OK on Jaunty but I did need to change some of the default settings in Network

Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptops and broadband dongles

2009-09-03 Thread Graham Smith
Jon I’m looking for some information. My father in law is looking to buy a laptop and broadband dongle. We’ve (sort of) found a laptop that we’re going to put Jaunty onto but I’d like to know if there are any ISP’s we should look at and also any we should avoid? I found that the 3-mobile