[LUNI] Cellular internet access & Linux

[Eric Ellington]

I have always liked U.S. Cellular for cell phone service. I have
always gotten good customer service from them. In the loop my U.S.
Cell phone keeps conversations in most elevators I ride in. My ATT
blackberry always looses the signal. I have never used them for data
service, but they have it.

http://easyedge.uscc.com/easyedge/jsp/bs_pcpda_sol.jsp


On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Seva Epsteyn <seva at sevatech.com> wrote:
> Wow, how could it possibly be worse.  Whom would you guys recommend?
>
>  -Seva
>
>
>
>  On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Robert Smith wrote:
>
>  > Going from AT&T to Sprint for customer service reasons is like jumping
>  > from the frying pan into the fire. There's a reason why Sprint is losing
>  > customer like rats jumping off a sinking ship!
>  >
>  >   Rob Smith
>  >
>  >
>  > Seva Epsteyn <seva at sevatech.com> wrote:
>  >   I was actually considering switching to Sprint because of their new
>  > unlimited plan and horrible AT&T customer service. Even though my current
>  > AT&T plan includes enough data, voice, and text messages to be effectively
>  > unlimited and is cheaper.
>  >
>  > I was considering getting an EV-DO Blackberry like the 8130 or the
>  > apparently upcoming 8330. However, I just learned that their new
>  > unlimited plan doesn't include Blackberry devices so I am back to waiting
>  > for a 3G phone I like, perhaps for a WiMax device or a 3G iPhone in the
>  > future.
>  >
>  > -Seva
>  >
>  > On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, William Scott Lockwood III wrote:
>  >
>  > > 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
>  > > Reply-To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
>  > >
>  > > 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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Eric Ellington
e.ellington at gmail.com