* On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 10:14:15AM +1000, Ben Alex wrote: > Hi everybody > > Does anyone know of a wireless (preferably 3G) Internet service which is > compatible with Linux-based notebooks (Ubuntu)? Most of the service > providers like iBurst etc seem to specify the use of Windows.
I use a Telstra Minimax - decidely not 3G - it's CDMA, and also not exactly cheap for the bandwidth. But it has the advantage of working in country areas and Perth, which I travel to for work occasionally. I wrote up my experiences here http://www.snowfrog.net/?q=node/322; Quozl in NT/WA also has it: http://quozl.linux.org.au/mm-5100/ I think you'll find some of the providers specify Windows, even though basically all you need is a DHCP client... -- Sonia Hamilton. GPG key A8B77238. . "Complaining that Linux doesn't work well with Windows is like ... oh, say, evaluating an early automobile and complaining that there's no place to hitch up a horse." (Daniel Dvorkin) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
