Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone 3G card with T-Mobile uk SIM [Works]

Rob Beard wrote: > LeeUKHA wrote: This is very interesting. I've been looking for such a solution for work. I see the cost is set to 0.73p per KB capped at £1. Does this mean it costs £1 for a whole day of bandwith? Rob >>> nominally yes but the fair use is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone 3G card with T-Mobile uk SIM [Works]

LeeUKHA wrote: >>> >>> >>> This is very interesting. I've been looking for such a solution for >>> work. I see the cost is set to 0.73p per KB capped at £1. Does this >>> mean it costs £1 for a whole day of bandwith? >>> >>> Rob >> nominally yes but the fair use is 40MB and it is stated that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell & Ubuntu - gradually looking more hopeful

LeeUKHA wrote: >>> Why not just buy the laptop, then refuse the license and get your >>> money back? >>> >>> >> >> > Have you actually tried that? I did... HP told me to return the > laptop... LOL... > My experience is that the retailers tend to work on the basis that the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell & Ubuntu - gradually looking more hopeful

>> Why not just buy the laptop, then refuse the license and get your >> money back? >> > > Have you actually tried that? I did... HP told me to return the laptop... LOL... As for compatibility, just check google, I did, it said my HP510 work with Ubuntu fine, apart from the touch pad,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Eben Moglen Lecture Edinburgh June 2007

Jim Kissel wrote: > > Thanks for the link Jim. I have just watched it. An astounding and powerful talk, with many ideas and associations which help me to understand why I strongly support FOSS. Boy! Am I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell & Ubuntu - gradually looking more hopeful

On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 20:21 +0100, Anders Jacobsen wrote: > Why not just buy the laptop, then refuse the license and get your > money back? That way, you can't be assured of hardware compatibility, which would be the main reason why I want a laptop with ubuntu preinstalled. -- Alec Wright -- u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone 3G card with T-Mobile uk SIM [Works]

>> >> >> This is very interesting. I've been looking for such a solution for >> work. I see the cost is set to 0.73p per KB capped at £1. Does this >> mean it costs £1 for a whole day of bandwith? >> >> Rob > > nominally yes but the fair use is 40MB and it is stated that it is > really inte

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell & Ubuntu - gradually looking more hopeful

On 6/30/07, Mark Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thursday 28 June 2007 14:58, Rob Beard wrote: > > Of course there isn't anything stopping you buying a standard Dell > notebook and just getting shot of Windows. > I for one object to being forced to pay for something I don't use. Buying a mac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone 3G card with T-Mobile uk SIM [Works]

Rob Beard wrote: > alan c wrote: >> I am delighted to find that (with Kubuntu 7.04) a Vodafone 3G card >> (pcmcia) with T-Mobile SIM (payg) works easily in my Dell Inspiron >> 1100. (Note 7) >> :-) >> Delighted is an understatement. >> >> I bought the (unlocked) 3g card from ebay (40 uk pounds). >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone 3G card with T-Mobile uk SIM [Works]

Rob, Being a user of T-Mobile UK, I can testify that it is just £1 for a day's bandwidth. Mike On 6/30/07, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: alan c wrote: > I am delighted to find that (with Kubuntu 7.04) a Vodafone 3G card > (pcmcia) with T-Mobile SIM (payg) works easily in my Dell Inspir

[ubuntu-uk] Eben Moglen Lecture Edinburgh June 2007

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone 3G card with T-Mobile uk SIM [Works]

alan c wrote: > I am delighted to find that (with Kubuntu 7.04) a Vodafone 3G card > (pcmcia) with T-Mobile SIM (payg) works easily in my Dell Inspiron > 1100. (Note 7) > :-) > Delighted is an understatement. > > I bought the (unlocked) 3g card from ebay (40 uk pounds). > The T-Mobile pay as you g

[ubuntu-uk] Vodafone 3G card with T-Mobile uk SIM [Works]

I am delighted to find that (with Kubuntu 7.04) a Vodafone 3G card (pcmcia) with T-Mobile SIM (payg) works easily in my Dell Inspiron 1100. (Note 7) :-) Delighted is an understatement. I bought the (unlocked) 3g card from ebay (40 uk pounds). The T-Mobile pay as you go SIM was a nominal 50 Pence f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

Quoting Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Yup - boys and girls - it's unpalatable but it needs addressing. > > Manufacturers like Dell now receive as much money in subsidies and fees > from companies like AOL and McAfee for installing crapware on your new > Vista machine as they have to pay to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

Alec Wright wrote: On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 13:11 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: I think we ought to be making a far bigger play of the whole "Crapware" thing, which has done a great job of introducing hidden costs to running Windows I expect people will start making crapware for ubuntu soon

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 13:11 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > I think we ought to be making a far bigger play of the whole "Crapware" > thing, which has done a great job of introducing hidden costs to running > Windows I expect people will start making crapware for ubuntu soon, with ads on the deskto

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

Mark Harrison wrote: > Yup - boys and girls - it's unpalatable but it needs addressing. > > Manufacturers like Dell now receive as much money in subsidies and fees > from companies like AOL and McAfee for installing crapware on your new > Vista machine as they have to pay to Microsoft for the Vis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 13:51 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: > > I think we ought to be making a far bigger play of the whole "Crapware" > > thing, which has done a great job of introducing hidden costs to running > > Windows: By a strange conincidence, as I was reading Chris' message on my ISP's webmai

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

Matthew Larsen wrote: > Alan i like your leaflets a lot. They are very informational and I > think we should definitely base the FOSS leaflet on the one you just > uploaded. The wording is great however I think it could be 'toned > down' a bit in parts. > > " If your product is kept proprietary (s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

Fair points Mark, If you get a minute, pop this stuff onto the wiki - it'd be helpful to add these ideas to the leaflet concept. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets Cheers Chris On 30/06/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yup - boys and girls - it's unpalatable but it needs add

[ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

Yup - boys and girls - it's unpalatable but it needs addressing. Manufacturers like Dell now receive as much money in subsidies and fees from companies like AOL and McAfee for installing crapware on your new Vista machine as they have to pay to Microsoft for the Vista licence. I think we ought

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell & Ubuntu - gradually looking more hopeful

On Thursday 28 June 2007 14:58, Rob Beard wrote: > > Of course there isn't anything stopping you buying a standard Dell > notebook and just getting shot of Windows. > I for one object to being forced to pay for something I don't use. Buying a machine with Windows pre-installed is a) Helping to s

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Studio

Hi folks, I work for a large media company who own a load of radio stations throughout the country. I've been taking the opportunity to talk to some of the guys at the stations that I cover about Ubuntu and Linux in general. So far I've got one person interested in dual booting and two other

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell & Ubuntu - gradually looking more hopeful

luxxius wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > >> I wouldn't be able to put up with the US keyboard though. > > > Ah! Hadn't thought of that - yes, it would be a pain. Oh well, back to > waiting for Dell to get its European act together. :-( > Of course there isn't anything stopping you buying a stan