[aklug] Re: ACS wieless internet

Another option, which I've know some people using and played with a bit =
is to get Cradlepoint devices, which connect to a USB 3G card and turn =
it into a wifi hotspot. I don't own one myself, but the people I know =
with them really like the devices, plus - if you are in a hotel room or =
other location where you can only get good service near a window or in a =
particular spot it makes it easy to set the device up where needed, then =
just connect to the hotspot.

http://www.cradlepoint.com/

-Alan

On Apr 2, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Michael Fowler wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 03:15:03PM -0800, Greg Madden wrote:
>> OT, but ... any difference for Linux, between the Franklin CDU680 =
and Novatel=20
>> MC7690 USB modems.=20
>=20
> The CDU680 is a bit of a pain in Linux. It comes with utilities that
> don't work; there's a connection program that generates a config file
> for wvdial, and then deletes it when it's done, which makes it =
difficult
> to debug or change settings. It has an odd interface for changing =
from
> drive mode to modem mode; from what I can tell most devices just =
require
> an unmount and eject, this requires a (deprecated) ioctl. I have
> ditched the tools provided by the flash drive, and even written a
> drive/modem mode switcher that's a little more robust, if you do =
decide to
> go down that path.
>=20
> I haven't used the MC760, but it should be just a matter of ejecting =
the
> device, then firing up your dialer of choice.
>=20
> If you can manage it, get a Novatel Mifi. It appears ACS is selling
> them, and they are worlds easier to use than a modem; you simply =
connect
> to a wifi hotspot, and you have internet access over EVDO.
>=20
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> Michael Fowler
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