[LUNI] Cellular internet access & Linux

[William Scott Lockwood III]

Well, depending on the type of technology you go with, vendor lock in
isn't a problem. Vaio's can be unlocked to work with any SIM from any
carrier. Sprint and Verizon can use a lot of the same tech as well. We
use these at work on the Sprint network (which rocks, it's fast, and
unlimited really does mean unlimited) which has been excellent for us,
since they now also offer international service.

I'll CC our guy at Sprint - if you have questions about devices, he's a
good source of information.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Scott <luni at pyewacket.org>
Reply-To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
<luni at luni.org>
To: luni at luni.org
Subject: [LUNI] Cellular internet access & Linux
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:54:22 -0700

I am considering a new laptop and was wondering if anyone out there is
using a Cellular data plan.
I was figuring that a PCMCIA card would be better than built-in so I am
not locked into a particular provider (at least no longer than the
contract term for the plan vs the life of the laptop).
Which of these cards work well with Linux (or is it transparent)?

Also which carriers should I avoid?  I seem to remember Verizon had some
fine print whereby they could terminate your service if you do streaming
audio/video and they determine you are streaming if your monthly
transfer rate exceeds a certain threshold 9even though their plan is
billed as "unlimited".

- Mike Scott

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