Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-02-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
Damned annoying you can't use the "open" G1 as a modem... 2009/2/5 Tyson Key > Hi Frank, it appears that 3 don't really care about the device you're using > to tether with, as long as they get paid for the bandwidth you use. > I've used an unlocked (was originally on T-Mobile) N-Series phone wit

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-02-05 Thread Tyson Key
Hi Frank, it appears that 3 don't really care about the device you're using to tether with, as long as they get paid for the bandwidth you use. I've used an unlocked (was originally on T-Mobile) N-Series phone with their prepaid Mobile Broadband service for a while, and I haven't heard anything at

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-02-05 Thread Frank Wales
Peter Edwards wrote: > In case it helps, I use a 3 INQ1 (next gen. Skypephone) to get broadband > access over bluetooth from an Eee running Ubuntu 8.10. On a contract > that costs £17 for 5GB data + 100 mins talk p.m. This was one of the features that nearly made me get an INQ1, since other prov

RE: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-02-05 Thread Peter Edwards
>> As I mentioned earlier in the thread - I have my 3 dongle working >> fine under Ubuntu. Actually it's CrunchBase, which is Ubuntu-derived. > > There are several 3 dongles - the E220 works out the box with the Asus > EEE distro and Vodaphone have a linux client available that provides > driver

RE: [backstage] Why the poor bitrates on World Service, Asian Network etc?

2009-02-05 Thread Gareth Davis
On 21 October 2008 21:15, Gareth Davis wrote: > > As it happens we will have completed migrating our radio and > on-demand playout to an external CDN when the schedules > change at the end of BST, so this solves the infrastructure > problem. Once we have the minor detail of launching Persian >

Re: [backstage] Competition Commission bounces Project Kangeroo

2009-02-05 Thread Matt Hammond
Wasn't the point of Kangaroo that it would offer programmes for sale, after the time-window for iPlayer-style "catch-up" services had expired? I'm not sure. I thought it was supposed to be some standard for IPTV set top boxes, but all the reports make it out to be an extended version of iP