I do the same thing with my phone. But you must remember to reset iptables when you load new airtime!
Orange ALWAYS sends me my sms in time but that is because I REALLY got in their hair about it. We need a Linux lab to see all the “best practices” in action. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Benjamin Tayehanpour Sent: 19 July 2013 12:01 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] [TechPost] Airtel Vs Orange Uganda Data Service Deathmatch - TechPost James, be fair now. Most prominent ISPs in other countries give due warnings when a bundle is running out; in fact, it is a requirement in the EU. Is it really that crazy to want the Ugandan ISPs to aspire to international standards? Now, to give the L in LUG a chance: iptables has a quota module. You could easily make your Linux computer cut the Internet connection when a set amount of traffic has travelled through the interface. Now, when I lived in Uganda and had MTN I made a small shell script which automatically went online to MTNs web page and told me the amount of data traffic I had left. If you take such a script, make it construct an iptables rule based on the figure it receives, and put this script in /etc/network/if-up.d, it would automatically run and set the appropriate limit whenever you went online. On 19 July 2013 10:40, James S. K. Makumbi <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Kyle, Can we analyze this whole “rob me blind” thing? YOU are using YOUR airtime as YOUR DATA to surf the interwebs. Just because the ISP has not warned you that you have spent your data you feel robbed? Should the bank warn you that you are eating into your savings too? Should your phone come with a red light like a fuel gauge? No if they took the airtime and you got no value, that would be robbery. From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of Kyle Spencer Sent: 19 July 2013 11:09 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] [TechPost] Airtel Vs Orange Uganda Data Service Deathmatch - TechPost Orange likes to rob me blind when my data bundle runs out or expires; I recieve no SMS warning yet they start charging me for data at a ridiculous rate. I had a friend lose nearly 100k this way. On Jul 19, 2013 11:05 AM, "Joseph Kasoma" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: How does Smile Telecoms 4G LTE fair against providers like MTN,Orange and Airtel? _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
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