On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 09:56:45PM -0700, J.C. Roberts wrote: > Since most providers have bandwidth caps measuring all network > traffic, preventing your system from connecting when it doesn't need to > be connected is fairly important. Unlike the old POTS (land line) > modems, these new mobile data network devices (EVDO, HSPA, ...) can > establish a connection *very* quickly. This means only connecting when > you need to is pretty fast and will help save your bandwidth. But beware, some providers charge for each time you open the connection. Here in Finland it's masked in the pricing as a "minimum amount" of 100KB; so they will charge you the (abhorrent) price for 100KB for each time you open the connection.
Thankfully flat-rate 3G is very cheap here - and unusable in densely populated areas as a result...
