Thanks for all the input everyone... In the end I managed to snake a test of the Bell turbo stick (Novatel Wireless 998) because the office had just bought one for one of our users. Their HSPA and CDMA coverage is good, pricing average. Like everyone else, they won't support Linux...(I guess their techs would have to have skills at that point). The 998 works well under Ubuntu... configuration is a snap... soooooo since I am already a Bell customer I picked up one of these today.
On Wed, 2010-12-01 at 03:02 -0700, TekBudda wrote: > On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Andrew Anderson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > hey all.. > > > > It's been awhile and I have been watching the list more off than on... > > So this has possibly been asked and answered recently... I guess its not > > a 'bad' problem to have to be so busy these days. > > > > I am just getting started looking at getting an 'internet stick' so I > > can have an Internet connection anywhere I may be. > > > > Has anyone anything to recommend here? I could go straight to bell and > > pick one up but I of course need to know that it'll work well under > > modern Linuxes and specifically - since I hope to be buying a tablet in > > the new year - Android. > > The last time I looked at these things the rogers sticks seemed to > work teh best under linux. I was supporting someone who had one & I > got it working under xandros on his netbook. I think i still have the > magic incantation around somewhere? > > Telus i intensly dislike.. so.... > > Bell I was pissed off at. Everything wa spointing to it possibly > working due to manufacturers support & documenttaion, but when i asked > about trying it & returning it if it didnt work, i was told that i > coudl return it within 48 hours provided it hadnt been activated. I > asked... how can i know if i like it if i dont activate it to make it > work. Again.. this was well over a year ago. > > Telus would like be teh same for support provided that they & bell are > still using the Novatel stuff. Lots of documentation on ther website > about making it work under linux...how to do it, etc. > > I am nt sue where you want to use it, but have you considered Wind > Mobile? No contracts.. stick is 150 unlimited data plan > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the Cistra MailScanner and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
