I use a Verizon usb dongle (USB727) on my laptop (Ubuntu 10.04) when traveling. Not sure if that's 3G or not. I think it's pretty good. I've only had connection issues once in a high rise in Chicago. It's fast enough for web surfing, email, and iso downloads. I haven't tried to streaming movies on it, but based on the iso downloads (dvd in about an hour to hour and a half) I don't think speed is that bad.
I use wicd as my network manager, so I use wvdial on the command line for the modem. The defualt NM-Applet will work with the modem directly form the desktop though. The only setup issue I had was initializing the modem in windows first using the VZ manager program, but after the initial setup I've never had to go back into it. Dan H. Wayne E. Van Loon Sr. wrote, On 02/08/2011 12:34 PM: > I have some friends I am trying to help who live out in Gales Creek, > currently run Ubuntu 10.04 desktop and would like to gain internet > access. After viewing the horror stories reported by Blue Sky users, we > are thinking mobile broadband. It is my understanding that presently, in > their outlying area, it will be 3G rather than 4G. > > Of course when you mention Linux to sales people, they wet themselves. > One fellow corrected me that their USB "Card" did not contain a radio > !@#$. Does anyone have experience with Ubuntu (or other distribution) > and Verizon wireless broadband devices? How fast and did you consider it > usable? It HAS to better than dial-up???? > > Wayne > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -- Daniel Herrington Director of Field Services Robert Mark Technologies o: 651-769-2574 ho: 503-419-6464 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
