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 drivers if

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

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 Brian Butterworth
Damned annoying you can't use the open G1 as a modem... 2009/2/5 Tyson Key tyson@gmail.com 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)

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-29 Thread jugjogee
I have an E172 which worked with a Mac (powerpc) and now works with Linplus. The vodafone fora are much more helpful in that respect. http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showforum=53 I hope that is of help. 2009/1/25 zen16...@zen.co.uk Totally OT and self indulgent (APOLOGIES), but wondered

RE: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-29 Thread zen16083
Muchas gracias, amigo From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of jugjogee Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:52 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband I have an E172 which worked with a Mac

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread zen16...@zen.co.uk
Many thanks, Fergus Vodafone say their PAYG dongle doesn't work on Macs: This product is not Mac compatible (from their website - and confirmed by the Vodafone store). T-Mobile dongles are Mac happy, but have no coverage at all in Falmouth apparently. 3 are Mac happy, but I'm told the

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread Peter Bowyer
When these people say 'doesn't work with Mac/Linux', they mean that the auto-install control software on the dongle doesn't work there. My 3 (Huawei) dongle, for example, works better under Linux than it does under Windows - but you have to mangle the settings yourself (trivial under Ubuntu) and

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread Tyson Key
Hi TIA. Not sure about 3's service where you are, but at least for me up in North Yorkshire (in Boroughbridge to be exact), it's rock solid and fast enough to grab a 100MB file in a few hours or so, barring an occasional DNS problem which resolves itself within about 30 minutes-1 hour. I've heard

RE: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread zen16083
To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband When these people say 'doesn't work with Mac/Linux', they mean that the auto-install control software on the dongle doesn't work there. My 3 (Huawei) dongle, for example, works better under Linux than it does under

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Peter Bowyer Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 9:56 AM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband When these people say 'doesn't work with Mac/Linux', they mean that the auto-install

RE: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread zen16083
VERY useful – thanks From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 11:16 AM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband You can find the mast

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread Luf Ball
what about mobile broadband product (PAYG) that works with Ubuntu (linux) Thanks L. On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Tyson Key tyson@gmail.com wrote: Hi TIA. Not sure about 3's service where you are, but at least for me up in North Yorkshire (in Boroughbridge to be exact), it's rock solid

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread Peter Bowyer
As I mentioned earlier in the thread - I have my 3 dongle working fine under Ubuntu. Actually it's CrunchBase, which is Ubuntu-derived. Peter 2009/1/26 Luf Ball lufoma...@gmail.com: what about mobile broadband product (PAYG) that works with Ubuntu (linux) Thanks L. On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread Fearghas McKay
On 26 Jan 2009, at 17:03, Peter Bowyer wrote: 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

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread Peter Bowyer
2009/1/26 Fearghas McKay fm-li...@st-kilda.org: On 26 Jan 2009, at 17:03, Peter Bowyer wrote: 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

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-26 Thread Fearghas McKay
fwiw those two emails with an ITV sig at the bottom are nowt to do with me... f On 26 Jan 2009, at 17:14, Fearghas McKay wrote: On 26 Jan 2009, at 17:03, Peter Bowyer wrote: As I mentioned earlier in the thread - I have my 3 dongle working fine under Ubuntu. Actually it's

RE: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-25 Thread Christopher Woods
My former housemate who lives in Cornwall (near Stithians) has an Orange phone - only network he said he could get service with where he lived. Of course YMMV - never been down as far as Cornwall myself :) _ From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk]

Re: [backstage] OT - Mobile Broadband

2009-01-25 Thread Fearghas McKay
On 25 Jan 2009, at 17:43, zen16...@zen.co.uk zen16...@zen.co.uk wrote: Needs to work on a Mac – MBP. All of the USB dongles should work with a Mac, but you will probably need local knowledge to identify which networks have usable coverage down there. They should all have maps that