On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 04:43:50PM +1300, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote:
> Is anyone using a mobile phone for internet access?  Is there a
provider that 
just came here myself,

www.unwired.com.au seemed the be the most promising. However it was not
available in my coverage area.

incidentally..this recently caught my eye too.

http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/1332


a search for "wireless broadband sydney" will yield some more perhaps.
Had done more detailed enquires on unwired, the connectivity seems
sporadic but when connected speeds were as stated.

> is Linux-friendly?  (or OS agnostic, anyway)

hmm.. the wireless desktop modems would not have a problem i guess, but
the laptop cards? could not get any chipset related info, so its best to
suspect it to be somewhat of a challenge.

- Erle




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