On 5 Dec 2007, at 15:56, Grant wrote:
802.11 wireless is the primary connectivity. It used to be a huge
pain
finding a wireless signal but then I built a WokFi antenna. A wifi
USB
adapter, mesh cooking utensil, tripod and usb extension cable can be
sourced for the price of a day or two of s
> > That kind of thing would work, the tricky part is making it work while
> > traveling internationally. You basically can't bring a cell phone to
> > a place like Costa Rica (for example), you have to buy/rent one there.
> > Did you read the fine print when you signed up for the temporary
> > Co
On 5 Dec 2007, at 08:53, Grant wrote:
That kind of thing would work, the tricky part is making it work while
traveling internationally. You basically can't bring a cell phone to
a place like Costa Rica (for example), you have to buy/rent one there.
Did you read the fine print when you signed u
> > Has anyone attached their cell phone to their Gentoo system to act as a
> > modem?
>
> Would this work? http://homepage.mac.com/jrc/contrib/tzones/
>
> Or, would there be driver issues?
That kind of thing would work, the tricky part is making it work while
traveling internationally. You basi
On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:10:40 -0800, Grant wrote:
> Has anyone attached their cell phone to their Gentoo system to act as a
> modem?
Would this work? http://homepage.mac.com/jrc/contrib/tzones/
Or, would there be driver issues?
-Thufir
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> > With a satellite
> > connection it's straightforward. You always deal with the same
> > company and it works right from your hacienda on the beach. In my
> > experience, staying connected on the road is really hard. A satellite
> > system would make it really easy, but somewhat expensive.
>
On Tuesday 04 December 2007, Grant wrote:
> > > I was looking for a relatively easy way to get online in most places
> > > around the world, but maybe GSM isn't it. I swore off WIFI hunting
> > > after visiting the Greek island of Corfu, and from jiwire.com it looks
> > > like there is still nothi
> > I was looking for a relatively easy way to get online in most places
> > around the world, but maybe GSM isn't it. I swore off WIFI hunting
> > after visiting the Greek island of Corfu, and from jiwire.com it looks
> > like there is still nothing there. Check this out though:
> >
> > http://w
On Monday 03 December 2007, Grant wrote:
> I'm working on this. I'll have to set up a comparison between GSM
> phone rental and satellite system rental. Lots to consider with data,
> international voice calls, speed, convenience, and cost.
I remember reading somewhere a comparison by a guy betw
On Monday 03 December 2007, Grant wrote:
> > In Europe GSM is synonymous with cell phone (as far as I know analogue
> > cell phone networks are no longer available to retail customers). You
> > can buy Pay-As-You-Go SIM cards for less than $20 dollars equivalent. If
> > you want a new phone with
On 2007-12-03, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What would you use to measure how much data you're downloading and
> uploading to/from the internet?
I would type "ifconfig":
# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:09:64:D7:69
inet addr:10.1.1.19 Bcast:10.1.1.255 Mas
> > I got this from a page about bringing a cell phone to Costa
> > Rica: "If you bring it, remember that you will have to see if
> > it is on the ICE list of approved phones, then you will need
> > to pay someone to convert it, then you will have no warranty
> > in either country. Why bother"
> >
On 2007-12-03, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I got this from a page about bringing a cell phone to Costa
> Rica: "If you bring it, remember that you will have to see if
> it is on the ICE list of approved phones, then you will need
> to pay someone to convert it, then you will have no warrant
> In Europe GSM is synonymous with cell phone (as far as I know analogue cell
> phone networks are no longer available to retail customers). You can buy
> Pay-As-You-Go SIM cards for less than $20 dollars equivalent. If you want a
> new phone with that, you may have to pay a bit more, but not muc
On Monday 03 December 2007, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2007-12-03, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> What I do is use Verizon CDMA (far better coverage than any of
> >> the GSM networks) in the US and I have a GSM phone that I use
> >> internationally. You can get good used unlocked tri and
> >
Grant wrote:
>>> If both Sprint and Verizon offer it, there
>>> is probably a good chance that AT&T and/or T-Mobile do too.
>>>
>>>
>> Neither Sprint nor Verizon offer GSM, they use CDMA, thus you can't
>> travel anywhere (that I know of) with those phones. If you are looking
>> for a "worl
On 2007-12-03, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> What I do is use Verizon CDMA (far better coverage than any of
>> the GSM networks) in the US and I have a GSM phone that I use
>> internationally. You can get good used unlocked tri and
>> quad-band GSM phones for $20 and up. You can get brand n
On 2007-12-03, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I think that pretty much all GSM phones support data calls (I
>> could be wrong). Whether or not the network will allow them
>> without paying extra for a data plan is the question.
>
> Got it. Is this official data plan service something that
>
> > If both Sprint and Verizon offer it, there
> > is probably a good chance that AT&T and/or T-Mobile do too.
> >
> Neither Sprint nor Verizon offer GSM, they use CDMA, thus you can't
> travel anywhere (that I know of) with those phones. If you are looking
> for a "world phone", get a quad-band GS
Grant wrote:
> Nice, I'm very glad to hear it works so well. I guess
> something like that would work even over an analog connection.
>
On a true analog (800MHz AMPS service) cell phone, I've had
pretty decent success using MNP5 modems up to about 2400 baud.
T
> What I do is use Verizon CDMA (far better coverage than any of
> the GSM networks) in the US and I have a GSM phone that I use
> internationally. You can get good used unlocked tri and
> quad-band GSM phones for $20 and up. You can get brand new
> ones for $30 and up. I got nearly new used Nok
> > What I'm trying to determine is, if AT&T or T-Mobile have the
> > type of service you're describing:
> >
> > 1. will it work in both "analog" and "digital" service areas
> > 2. does the phone need to support anything in particular to use it
>
> AT&T and T-Mobile are both GSM (digital) only. Th
On 2007-12-02, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What I'm trying to determine is, if AT&T or T-Mobile have the
> type of service you're describing:
>
> 1. will it work in both "analog" and "digital" service areas
> 2. does the phone need to support anything in particular to use it
AT&T and T-Mob
> >>> Nice, I'm very glad to hear it works so well. I guess
> >>> something like that would work even over an analog connection.
> >>
> >> On a true analog (800MHz AMPS service) cell phone, I've had
> >> pretty decent success using MNP5 modems up to about 2400 baud.
> >> The standard CCITT error d
On 2007-12-02, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Nice, I'm very glad to hear it works so well. I guess
>>> something like that would work even over an analog connection.
>>
>> On a true analog (800MHz AMPS service) cell phone, I've had
>> pretty decent success using MNP5 modems up to about 240
On 2007-12-02, Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't think so. According to what information I could
> gather, I don't think the other carriers provide data
> connections to dial-up landline numbers without a data plan.
I just googled across something saying that Sprint also
provide
> >> Yes. My Verizon LG VX4400 works fine as a modem. When plugged
> >> into a USB port, it shows up as /dev/ttyUSBn. You can dial up
> >> any landline modem you like using "AT" commands, or you can
> >> dial up Verizon's internal ISP number. The connection looks
> >> exactly like any other PPP
On 2007-12-02, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Yes. My Verizon LG VX4400 works fine as a modem. When plugged
>> into a USB port, it shows up as /dev/ttyUSBn. You can dial up
>> any landline modem you like using "AT" commands, or you can
>> dial up Verizon's internal ISP number. The connecti
> > Has anyone attached their cell phone to their Gentoo system to
> > act as a modem?
>
> Yes. My Verizon LG VX4400 works fine as a modem. When plugged
> into a USB port, it shows up as /dev/ttyUSBn. You can dial up
> any landline modem you like using "AT" commands, or you can
> dial up Verizon'
On 2007-12-02, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Has anyone attached their cell phone to their Gentoo system to
> act as a modem?
Yes. My Verizon LG VX4400 works fine as a modem. When plugged
into a USB port, it shows up as /dev/ttyUSBn. You can dial up
any landline modem you like using "AT" c
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