I have a laptop with a Sierra Wireless modem built-in. Stuffed if I can
get the sodding thing to work on Ubuntu Karmic. The SIM (3 prepaid)
works fine with other modem dongles on Ubuntu and also works with the PC
modem on Windoze.
I guess the moral is - check before you buy :)
BTW the 3 prepaid is a very good deal - $149 for 12GB and 12 months to
use it. If you don't use it in 12 months, you can rollover the balance.
I'm mobile between the CBD, western suburbs, south western suburbs and
southern suburbs and the coverage is pretty good. Also the network is
not as congested as, say, Optus which can be unusable during normal
online time.
Pete
Ben Donohue wrote:
From memory you can get them in two general packages... time online or
monthly download.
you really have to watch the downloads of these...
If you go over, you get slugged quite heavily. They are not capped at
whatever and then shaped. You get hit for every additional MEGABYTE!
(unless their plans have changed recently...)
If you are not careful, you'll have the finance dept. knocking on your
door.
Also useful to record the IMEI number and serial number and anything
else you can, 'cause if you lose it you want to disable it ASAP before
someone else uses it to death and you get the $$$ bill at the end of
the month. Treat it like a credit card with the PIN written on it.
Anyone else who finds/steals it can simply plug it in and use it.
Ben
Amos Shapira wrote:
Since this became a discussion of broadband modems - I got an OK from
my workplace to buy the Telstra Turbo USB pre-paid modem (currently
costs $149) but so far Google, whirlpool and ubuntuforums failed to
provide a positive answer about the hardware compatibility to linux
(Ubuntu 9.10).
Can anyone here have positive experience with this moddem?
Thanks
-Amos
On 1/21/10, j blrown <gonz...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
I've been looking at getting a wireless Broadband Prepaid kit from
either Vodaphone,Optus or Bigpond.
I just want it to use in addition to my ADSL Broadband connection, and
will use it with either my Laptop or Netbook.
I'm running Ubuntu in one form or another, from 8.10 to 9.04.
Any advice Pros/Cons re the above providers and their supplied modems?
I've had no experience with wireless connectivity.
Thanks
Bill
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