With a little more detail: I have a Sony Ericsson T200 mobile phone, it has GPRS, and a built in modem (at least as far as I know...). No BlueTooth though. I currently use a PCMCIA modem to connect, but it's getting a little old, and I'd like to be able to just plug my mobile phone into the computer and dial up to internet that way. Speed isn't important, it's only for collecting/sending mail.
I'm fine with setting up a PPP connection, my main problem is the connection between the phone and the computer. Provided I get hold of the right cable, should I simply be able to plug it in, point ppp to the serial port, and watch it go? Would I have to buy the (very expensive) cable from the manufacturer? Andy On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 03:40:53PM +0100, Robert Michel wrote: > Salve Andy! > > Am Mittwoch, 26. M?rz 2003 15:34 schrieb Andy Swallow: > > Quick question: > > Any pros/cons that I should be aware of? > > Quick answer, > do you mean GSM-modems? > AFAIK is it not possibel to recieve Fax with Linux and a GSM-Modem. > If you not have to mobile-provider-cards, I would prever a mobile Phone > with a build in modem, BlueTooth and GPRS when you like it. > BlueTooth is very well supported, but I haven't tested my BT moblile yet. > Is this what your are interested in? > Or in PCMCIA Cards? > > Or does you mean modems for analog wired telephone? > Then aware of Windows-Modems, see www.linmodems.org > > General information-place www.tuxmobil.org > > For more details, please ask more detailed. > Greetings, > rob >