On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 10:06:26PM +0100, Joe wrote: > On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:55:07 -0500 > Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > > > Sven Arvidsson wrote: > > > On Thu, 2015-06-25 at 09:06 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > >> I'm looking for a USB modem for cell network (preferred) or a > > >> WiFi hot spot (minimally acceptable). > > >>
USB dongle - not common now - for GSM / 3G here. Costs virtually nothing added to a phone contract but superseded by Mifi - mobile wifi hotspot - 4G / LTE - readily available but with a cost per month / limitatiions in the amount of Gb you can download per month. Both available from Asda - your Walmart - for example. Neither much use outside good mobile / cell range. Not usable in the middle of absolutely nowhere. Huawei make a lot of the chipsets. The Mifi doesn't need physical connection - something that looks about the size of a packet of 20 cigarettes or smaller to sit in the middle of the room / a car and provide Wifi coverage for up to 10 devices. SIM card inside and you're good to go. Will contain a rechargeable battery. If you can connect your laptop to a Wifi hotspot, you're good to go, irrespective of OS. Both will provide you with far more bandwidth than you've been used to. But this is from a European (and specifically English) perspective - which may be very different. HTH, AndyC > > >> Where might I find info on what works cleanly with Debian. > > >> I'm in a medium size city in SW Missouri (multiple carriers > > >> available). > > >> Other usage will be along interstates in eastern U.S. > > > > > > > > > Try http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ > > > > The links from that URL should prove very educational. > > I've got a couple days of reading to do ;) > > > > > and see if you can find a device in this list > > > http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/device_reference.txt > > > > > > > > > > > > There's a couple here: > https://wiki.debian.org/Modem > > I have a Huawei/ZTE modem which I used a few times in the last week on > sid. Unfortunately, I've been using it on Windows and Linux for least > five years, and it will therefore be unobtainable today. > > The trick is to find what chipset a modem uses, which can be difficult, > after that it is relatively easy to find out if there is a driver, if > anyone has problems, etc. > > -- > Joe > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > https://lists.debian.org/20150626220626.6a5ac...@jresid.jretrading.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150627210751.ga2...@galactic.demon.co.uk
