On Fri, 2012-11-30 at 17:55 +0100, Aleksander Morgado wrote: > On 11/30/2012 05:48 PM, Bastien Nocera wrote: > > I'm interested in getting a 3G modem that would support A-GPS. I have a > > (possibly simlocked) option modem: > > 0af0:6971 Option Globetrotter HSDPA Modem > > > > Which tells me that it doesn't support Location services. Does it not > > support it, or is it not implemented? > > > > That one should be supported in ModemManager git master, see: > http://sigquit.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/enabling-gps-location-in-modemmanager/ > > But not A-GPS; just plain GPS for now.
What would be needed for A-GPS support? > > I also have a Huawei E585 modem, which doesn't support switching to USB > > mode when plugged in, but apparently support A-GPS. If we can make this > > work, it would save me buying a new dongle. > > > > Otherwise, I'm in the market for a 3G modem that supports those. Cheaper > > is better. Anything on eBay or Amazon that people would recommend? > > The other modems which (currently) support GPS location services in > ModemManager are all those QMI-based modems implementing the PDS > service. E.g. my old Gobi 2k modem built-in my Thinkpad laptop does it, > and many newer modems (e.g. Pantech UML290) also do it IIRC. How about the Dell 5520 cards? I have one of those stuffed in an ancient Dell machine. Any ideas also on turning the Huawei modem into a USB one? Cheers _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
