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Linux Support for Wireless Laptop Internet?

Posted by Cliff on from the portable-penguins-w/-no-wires dept.

scubacuda asks: "I'm looking for a good "all you can eat" cellular data plan for my laptop. So far, I've looked into T-mobile, Earthlink, and Verizon's wireless Internet options. Any suggestions on price, availability, and speed? The real kicker for me is Linux support, which, I've been told by all three companies, is NOT available. (Any and all hacks would be greatly appreciated!)" This particular market is still in a great degree of flux, especially with landscape-changing deals like the AT&T/Cingular merger going on in the background and issue of going for cellular or WiFi connectivity service. Are there any wireless carriers that you've been able to get working on a Linux laptop? If so, what did you have to do to attain your wireless laptop nirvana?

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  1. Difference between support and works with by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I bet if you ask them if they supported Firefox, the answer would be no, too. Support means they have easy instructions to repeat to the caller, not that other things don't work with it.

  2. For GPRS it usually works by KZigurs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Actually - it usually does. You have to figure out how to configure it yourself, of course - ether as an USB Phone modem or Bluetooth Modem, but apart from this all you need to know is gprs configuration parameters (gprs access *point* name, user, password).

    The best I have seen from this are motorolla phones with miniUsb connector. They have simple and proper support for usb modem.

    Those software packages and fancy config dialogs - screw them. provider can't avoid infrastructure standards, so - use them.