Hi, For serial, I'll recommend the Wavecom and USD I'll recommend Huawei E220 Modem. These are the modems i have used with good results in the past.
-- Kenny On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Nicolas Pottier <nicpott...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I'll actually amend this to say that if there is a significant advantage to > have a real serial port then I can adapt whichever laptop I get to > accommodate that. I was originally thinking of using a netbook for the task > just for the sake of my luggage, but I could just as easily use an old > Thinkpad with a serial port if it will work better. > > -Nic > > Benaiad wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *Nic Pottier* <nicpott...@gmail.com <mailto:nicpott...@gmail.com>> >> Date: Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 3:19 PM >> Subject: Re: Recommended GSM Phone / Modem >> To: Benaiad <bena...@gmail.com <mailto:bena...@gmail.com>> >> >> >> No, sadly just USB. >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 6:14 AM, Benaiad <bena...@gmail.com <mailto: >> bena...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Do you have a serial port in your laptop? >> >> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:33 AM, Nic Pottier <nicpott...@gmail.com >> <mailto:nicpott...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Howdy all, >> >> I'm going to be participating in a research project in Rwanda >> that has a need for receiving SMS messages over the course of a >> month. Volume is likely pretty low, certainly no more than a >> hundred a day but I'd like the service to be pretty reliable. >> >> What modem / phone would people recommend using if on a budget? >> I did dig through the archives a bit, but I think perhaps my >> needs aren't as extreme as some. >> >> From the modems.conf the T630 looks like a cheap option, but >> can that run for days on end without errors? Are other phones >> better / worse? Are the cheap USB GSM Modems you see on eBay >> compatible with Kannel? >> >> < >> http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Antenna-GSM-GPRS-Wireless-Modem-Adapter-245_W0QQitemZ370169327764QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item562fcfb094&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1234|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50<http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Antenna-GSM-GPRS-Wireless-Modem-Adapter-245_W0QQitemZ370169327764QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item562fcfb094&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1234%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50> >> < >> http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Antenna-GSM-GPRS-Wireless-Modem-Adapter-245_W0QQitemZ370169327764QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item562fcfb094&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1234%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50 >> >> >> >> or >> >> < >> http://cgi.ebay.com/Wireless-GSM-GPRS-EDGE-USB-Modem-Adapter-SMS-Phone-New_W0QQitemZ260429727361QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca2d24681&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1234|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50<http://cgi.ebay.com/Wireless-GSM-GPRS-EDGE-USB-Modem-Adapter-SMS-Phone-New_W0QQitemZ260429727361QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca2d24681&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1234%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50> >> < >> http://cgi.ebay.com/Wireless-GSM-GPRS-EDGE-USB-Modem-Adapter-SMS-Phone-New_W0QQitemZ260429727361QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca2d24681&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1234%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50 >> >> >> >> My likely configuration is going to be a laptop in a hotel room >> running Kannel with either a phone or USB modem plugged in to >> give you an idea of my requirements. :) >> >> And what questions am I not asking that I should be? >> >> Many thanks! >> >> -Nic >> >> >> >> >> >
