On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Ramnarayan.K <ramnaraya...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi > > Am looking for a GSM Mobile phone - which has a modem that can be used as > a GPRS / 3G phone modem . > Well I am using Nokia 2730 for over two years and it works out of box in Ubuntu Linux. It supports 3G upto a limited speed (384 kbps i think) and was priced around 4000 INR. Most modern phones that can work as a GPRS modem can work in Linux, even Samsung/Sony Ericsson ones. You can check out this link regarding configuring phones in Linux. http://www.linuxb.in/2011/07/setting-up-mobile-gprs-connection-in.html > The Nokia N series has them - and they work out of the box - but they are > quite expensive - so would appreciate any suggestions people might have. > > ** > Data Cards are good - but most don't have any linux support which means > one cannot access any of the response data that comes - like balance left, > usage etc - whereas in phone modems its possible to get this info. > I would suggest using data cards as they are specially built for heavy internet usage. If you use phones for surfing internet for a long time, chances are you may reduce the battery life significantly. Also they are not a good choice for long downloads. You may also get better speeds in data cards than phones IMO. I switched to Micromax MMX 352g and using it for over an year. You need to have packages called usb-modeswitch and usb-modeswitch-data installed for using data cards. It worked out of box till Ubuntu 11.10. From Ubuntu 12.04, the distro featured an updated version of usb-modeswitch that seem not recognize Micromax modems. I have to downgrade the package to earlier version and now it works without any problems. For balance etc, I insert the SIM to my phone and check them. Also, there is an app in Ubuntu Software Center called Modem Manager that allows you to check balance and send USSD requests, SMS etc while data card is attached with your PC. I havent used it so cant say if it works good or not. > > thanks in advance and looking forward to your suggestions > > -- > Ram > _________________________________________________________<http://www.munsiari.com> > Amazing Indians: Transforming lives in the > hills<http://www.timesnow.tv/Amazing-Indians-Transforming-lives-in-the-hills/videoshow/4383022.cms> > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > > -- Saurav Modak http://www.linuxb.in
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