Damned annoying you can't use the "open" G1 as a modem... 2009/2/5 Tyson Key <tyson....@gmail.com>
> Hi Frank, it appears that 3 don't really care about the device you're using > to tether with, as long as they get paid for the bandwidth you use. > I've used an unlocked (was originally on T-Mobile) N-Series phone with > their prepaid Mobile Broadband service for a while, and I haven't heard > anything at all from them, despite them supposedly sending SMSes to users of > non-3-supplied handsets. > > Tyson. > > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Frank Wales <fr...@limov.com> wrote: > >> Peter Edwards wrote: >> > In case it helps, I use a 3 INQ1 (next gen. Skypephone) to get broadband >> > access over bluetooth from an Eee running Ubuntu 8.10. On a contract >> > that costs £17 for 5GB data + 100 mins talk p.m. >> >> This was one of the features that nearly made me get an INQ1, since >> other providers tend to stripe you up if you want to treat your >> phone like a modem for your computer, while 3 seem quite happy >> to let you do this, at least on this model. >> -- >> Frank Wales [fr...@limov.com] >> - >> Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, >> please visit >> http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. >> Unofficial list archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ >> > > > > -- > Fight Internet Censorship! http://www.eff.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://i9.house404.co.uk/ | Twitter/FriendFeed/Skype: vmlemon | > +447549728105 > -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
