On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:10:40 -0800, Grant wrote:
Has anyone attached their cell phone to their Gentoo system to act as a
modem?
Would this work? http://homepage.mac.com/jrc/contrib/tzones/
Or, would there be driver issues?
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Has anyone attached their cell phone to their Gentoo system to act as a
modem?
Would this work? http://homepage.mac.com/jrc/contrib/tzones/
Or, would there be driver issues?
That kind of thing would work, the tricky part is making it work while
traveling internationally. You basically
On 5 Dec 2007, at 08:53, Grant wrote:
That kind of thing would work, the tricky part is making it work while
traveling internationally. You basically can't bring a cell phone to
a place like Costa Rica (for example), you have to buy/rent one there.
Did you read the fine print when you signed
That kind of thing would work, the tricky part is making it work while
traveling internationally. You basically can't bring a cell phone to
a place like Costa Rica (for example), you have to buy/rent one there.
Did you read the fine print when you signed up for the temporary
Costa Rican
On 5 Dec 2007, at 15:56, Grant wrote:
802.11 wireless is the primary connectivity. It used to be a huge
pain
finding a wireless signal but then I built a WokFi antenna. A wifi
USB
adapter, mesh cooking utensil, tripod and usb extension cable can be
sourced for the price of a day or two of
On Tuesday 04 December 2007, Grant wrote:
I was looking for a relatively easy way to get online in most places
around the world, but maybe GSM isn't it. I swore off WIFI hunting
after visiting the Greek island of Corfu, and from jiwire.com it looks
like there is still nothing there.
With a satellite
connection it's straightforward. You always deal with the same
company and it works right from your hacienda on the beach. In my
experience, staying connected on the road is really hard. A satellite
system would make it really easy, but somewhat expensive.
Sure, but
Grant wrote:
If both Sprint and Verizon offer it, there
is probably a good chance that ATT and/or T-Mobile do too.
Neither Sprint nor Verizon offer GSM, they use CDMA, thus you can't
travel anywhere (that I know of) with those phones. If you are looking
for a world phone, get a
On Monday 03 December 2007, Grant Edwards wrote:
On 2007-12-03, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What I do is use Verizon CDMA (far better coverage than any of
the GSM networks) in the US and I have a GSM phone that I use
internationally. You can get good used unlocked tri and
quad-band
In Europe GSM is synonymous with cell phone (as far as I know analogue cell
phone networks are no longer available to retail customers). You can buy
Pay-As-You-Go SIM cards for less than $20 dollars equivalent. If you want a
new phone with that, you may have to pay a bit more, but not much.
On 2007-12-03, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I got this from a page about bringing a cell phone to Costa
Rica: If you bring it, remember that you will have to see if
it is on the ICE list of approved phones, then you will need
to pay someone to convert it, then you will have no warranty
in
I got this from a page about bringing a cell phone to Costa
Rica: If you bring it, remember that you will have to see if
it is on the ICE list of approved phones, then you will need
to pay someone to convert it, then you will have no warranty
in either country. Why bother
I guess
On 2007-12-03, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What would you use to measure how much data you're downloading and
uploading to/from the internet?
I would type ifconfig:
# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:09:64:D7:69
inet addr:10.1.1.19 Bcast:10.1.1.255
On Monday 03 December 2007, Grant wrote:
I'm working on this. I'll have to set up a comparison between GSM
phone rental and satellite system rental. Lots to consider with data,
international voice calls, speed, convenience, and cost.
I remember reading somewhere a comparison by a guy
On Monday 03 December 2007, Grant wrote:
In Europe GSM is synonymous with cell phone (as far as I know analogue
cell phone networks are no longer available to retail customers). You
can buy Pay-As-You-Go SIM cards for less than $20 dollars equivalent. If
you want a new phone with that,
I was looking for a relatively easy way to get online in most places
around the world, but maybe GSM isn't it. I swore off WIFI hunting
after visiting the Greek island of Corfu, and from jiwire.com it looks
like there is still nothing there. Check this out though:
On 2007-12-02, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has anyone attached their cell phone to their Gentoo system to
act as a modem?
Yes. My Verizon LG VX4400 works fine as a modem. When plugged
into a USB port, it shows up as /dev/ttyUSBn. You can dial up
any landline modem you like using AT
Has anyone attached their cell phone to their Gentoo system to
act as a modem?
Yes. My Verizon LG VX4400 works fine as a modem. When plugged
into a USB port, it shows up as /dev/ttyUSBn. You can dial up
any landline modem you like using AT commands, or you can
dial up Verizon's internal
Yes. My Verizon LG VX4400 works fine as a modem. When plugged
into a USB port, it shows up as /dev/ttyUSBn. You can dial up
any landline modem you like using AT commands, or you can
dial up Verizon's internal ISP number. The connection looks
exactly like any other PPP connection via a
On 2007-12-02, Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't think so. According to what information I could
gather, I don't think the other carriers provide data
connections to dial-up landline numbers without a data plan.
I just googled across something saying that Sprint also
provides a
On 2007-12-02, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nice, I'm very glad to hear it works so well. I guess
something like that would work even over an analog connection.
On a true analog (800MHz AMPS service) cell phone, I've had
pretty decent success using MNP5 modems up to about 2400 baud.
The
Nice, I'm very glad to hear it works so well. I guess
something like that would work even over an analog connection.
On a true analog (800MHz AMPS service) cell phone, I've had
pretty decent success using MNP5 modems up to about 2400 baud.
The standard CCITT error
On 2007-12-02, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What I'm trying to determine is, if ATT or T-Mobile have the
type of service you're describing:
1. will it work in both analog and digital service areas
2. does the phone need to support anything in particular to use it
ATT and T-Mobile are both
What I'm trying to determine is, if ATT or T-Mobile have the
type of service you're describing:
1. will it work in both analog and digital service areas
2. does the phone need to support anything in particular to use it
ATT and T-Mobile are both GSM (digital) only. They don't have
What I do is use Verizon CDMA (far better coverage than any of
the GSM networks) in the US and I have a GSM phone that I use
internationally. You can get good used unlocked tri and
quad-band GSM phones for $20 and up. You can get brand new
ones for $30 and up. I got nearly new used Noka
Grant wrote:
Nice, I'm very glad to hear it works so well. I guess
something like that would work even over an analog connection.
On a true analog (800MHz AMPS service) cell phone, I've had
pretty decent success using MNP5 modems up to about 2400 baud.
The standard CCITT error
If both Sprint and Verizon offer it, there
is probably a good chance that ATT and/or T-Mobile do too.
Neither Sprint nor Verizon offer GSM, they use CDMA, thus you can't
travel anywhere (that I know of) with those phones. If you are looking
for a world phone, get a quad-band GSM phone,
On 2007-12-03, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think that pretty much all GSM phones support data calls (I
could be wrong). Whether or not the network will allow them
without paying extra for a data plan is the question.
Got it. Is this official data plan service something that
will work
On 2007-12-03, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What I do is use Verizon CDMA (far better coverage than any of
the GSM networks) in the US and I have a GSM phone that I use
internationally. You can get good used unlocked tri and
quad-band GSM phones for $20 and up. You can get brand new
ones
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