2008/12/4 david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > >> I've given up on 3 and have moved to Exetel. They resell the Optus >> network, and charge by usage (1.5c/MB) with a nominal access fee >> ($5/mth). Coverage isn't flawless, but it is affordable and still >> better than 3. >> >> > > > I've been following this thread and checking the links... all of them refer > to "software" which I assume is Windows only. > > Should I assume that any of them work on either Mac or Linux, or both, > consecutively. Or is that a dangerous assumption?
I can't speak for them all, but the Huawei E220 and E169 (which are the most common 3G modems you'll see) work just fine with Linux (at least on the Optus network). The latest version of NetworkManager handles them very nicely (much more smoothly than on Windows). There's also the management software written by Vodafone which I'm told is good. -- Bring choice back to your computer. http://www.linux.org.au/linux -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
