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Simon Williams wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> I see that 3 are now offering mobile broadband to Pay As You Go >> customers. It is £10 a month for 1GB allowance. Although it's not as >> attractive as home broadband, it certainly would be useful for anyone >> who has a laptop (or EeePC) and wants to check e-mail, do basic web >> browsing whilst away from home. >> >> Thing is, no doubt it will only officially support Windows and maybe Mac >> (I haven't checked this out so I'm guessing on this). Does anyone know >> if these modems will work on Linux? > > Wow. I've wanted mobile internet for ages, but they all charge crazy > money for very limited usage. > > This appears to be 3's own network, rather than GPRS or any other > standard, which is dubious. Also, the coverage isn't great, especially > down here: > > http://www.three.co.uk/personal/products_services_/mobile_broadband_/rollout_map.omp > Yeah, still things will eventually get better. Found out how much the modems are - £99, unless you get one on contract. Bit pricey at the moment but I guess like everything, it'll come down eventually. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html