[nzlug] 3G Modem

[Toby Collett]

Vodem's will run okay under ubuntu (Gutsy/Hardy at least), they used to
require plugging in a couple of times before they were detected right, but
there is a deb package with some utilities and hotplug configs that fixes
that.

The caveat here is that I have not used them for extended periods for a
while, and when we were using it for days at a time it needed restarted
slightly more often than a dlink DSL modem (probably once a day). That was a
year and a half ago, and we were not using the deb package at the time,
which seems to make a lot of things work better.

Toby

2008/5/19 Vik Olliver <vik at catalyst.net.nz>:

> We need to have some form of Vodafone-friendly 3G modem. Suz doesn't
> want a phone, because then the kids will run off with it. USB Or
> Bluetooth preferred.
>
> What is the state of the NZ Vodem and similar devices on Ubuntu?
>
> Are there any other reasons why you might want to use one instead of a
> phone?
>
> Vik :v)
>
>
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