[ILUG] Mobile Broadband under Linux

[Conor Daly]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 03:01:34PM +0000 or so it is rumoured hereabouts, 
Kerry Linux Support thought:
> 
> I was surprised to find out how easy it is to establish a
> broadband internet connection using the Three Data Modem
> under LINUX. Despite the fact that Three denies support
> for Linux the hardware operates fine on Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu,
> Mandriva and Gentoo Linux systems.
> 
> A detailed information sheet can be found at:
> http://kerry-linux.ie/broadband/three-datamodem.pdf
> 
> And the software used to get the connection started is here:
> http://kerry-linux.ie/broadband/three.tar
> 
> I hope this makes life easier for many of us living in remote
> areas and those being on the move from time to time.

Aww!  For a moment I got excited...

I've a place in rural Galway with no broadband (in fact, we don't have a
phone line there, just use mobiles).  I was thinking about how to get
connectivity without having to pay a monthly subscription and this looked
like just the thing.  Until I copped on that the rates are:

 1 day  EUR  5
 7 day  EUR 10
30 days EUR 25

Now, if I could use the 30 day version on any 30 days rather than 30
consecutive days, that would be grand.  However, I guess it doesn't work
that way does it?

There doesn't appear to be a fon spot anywhere near.  Closest is Roscommon
or Athlone (20 mins drive away).

Any other possibilities for occasional internet access with only mobile
phone connectivity?

Conor
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