Douglas Atique wrote: > Hi all, > I am considering this > (http://www.option.com/products/globetrotter_express_hsupa.shtml) 3G modem to > use with OpenSolaris, but before going for it I decided to get a second > opinion. Has anyone had experiences with this or a similar card? > > Cheers, > Douglas > -- > This messages posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > wwan-discuss mailing list > wwan-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/wwan-discuss > Not sure. My Novatel EX720 (3G rev a. EVDO) with effort is supported using the usb-serial driver, as is older Novatel USB 3g modems. What you need is the PPP serial codes to talk with it, since all 3G equipment seems to operate over serial. For example, Sprint.com has a Linux guide, which shows the codes, and these should work fine with OpenSolaris. I'd ask them if they support Linux, since it's obvious that no one cares about Sun these days in terms of support, if they do, they should give you instructions. If the company doesn't even have a guide, don't go with them, pretty simple.
From my experience, UTMS/HDSPA 3G has less coverage in the states than EVDO, and standards aside, I really want to warn you about bandwidth limits. Sure, they offer 7/2mbit capability on the card when available, but WWAN providers like to cap people at 40gb/mo (AT&T, UTMS/HDSPA) or 5gb/mo (Verizon, EVDO) while Sprint which I go through is truely unlimited, I have not been terminated for using more than 50gb in a single month. Keep this in mind, and try to ignore the facts about "standards-based technology" what matters is what's possible, the limits, the service, not the state of open-ness, we're talking about cell networks here, they're all a train robbery anyways. Sorry to have gone on a tangent, but I had to research all of this. James James
