Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-19 Thread Dan Fish
Thanks for that. I think I may well go for a dedicated router. More cost, but much less hassle to configure overall! Dan > Dan Fish wrote: > >> Colin Law wrote: >> >> >>> 2009/11/10 Andrew Oakley : >>> >>> >>> I'm moving out of The Sticks, slightly to the west of now

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-18 Thread Chris Ray
Dan Fish wrote: > Colin Law wrote: > >> 2009/11/10 Andrew Oakley : >> >> >>> I'm moving out of The Sticks, slightly to the west of nowhere in the >>> Cotswolds - which nevertheless already has 2.5Mbit ADSL - to the urban >>> metropolis that is a satellite village near Tewkesbury. With t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-14 Thread Dan Fish
Colin Law wrote: > 2009/11/10 Andrew Oakley : > >> I'm moving out of The Sticks, slightly to the west of nowhere in the >> Cotswolds - which nevertheless already has 2.5Mbit ADSL - to the urban >> metropolis that is a satellite village near Tewkesbury. With this comes >> wonders of the modern ag

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-11 Thread Paul Roach
> LeeGroups wrote: > > LoL - That's what a mate of mine said a couple of years ago when he > > moved to a new estate in Milton Keynes... > > Nice shiney house, but his ADSL connection is now a breathtaking 450 *K* > > Bits/sec... > > Yes, that's correct - less than 1/2 MBit... > It's usually worth

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-10 Thread Rob Beard
LeeGroups wrote: >> The new house will be on a relatively new-build estate - is it likely >> that the ADSL connection will be so reliable as to be not worth having >> a fallback at all? >> > > LoL - That's what a mate of mine said a couple of years ago when he > moved to a new estate in Mil

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-10 Thread LeeGroups
> The new house will be on a relatively new-build estate - is it likely > that the ADSL connection will be so reliable as to be not worth having > a fallback at all? LoL - That's what a mate of mine said a couple of years ago when he moved to a new estate in Milton Keynes... Nice shiney house,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-10 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/10 Colin Law : > 2009/11/10 Andrew Oakley : >> I'm moving out of The Sticks, slightly to the west of nowhere in the >> Cotswolds - which nevertheless already has 2.5Mbit ADSL - to the urban >> metropolis that is a satellite village near Tewkesbury. With this comes >> wonders of the modern a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-10 Thread Colin Law
2009/11/10 Andrew Oakley : > I'm moving out of The Sticks, slightly to the west of nowhere in the > Cotswolds - which nevertheless already has 2.5Mbit ADSL - to the urban > metropolis that is a satellite village near Tewkesbury. With this comes > wonders of the modern age, the likes of which I have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-10 Thread Robert McWilliam
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:09:10AM -, Andrew Oakley wrote: > The last bit is probably the bit that I'm having the most trouble with. > Once the 3G is up, it is entirely possible that I could ping my ADSL > ISP's gateway from the 3G connection. So simply getting a reply from the > ping test is n

[ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-10 Thread Andrew Oakley
I'm moving out of The Sticks, slightly to the west of nowhere in the Cotswolds - which nevertheless already has 2.5Mbit ADSL - to the urban metropolis that is a satellite village near Tewkesbury. With this comes wonders of the modern age, the likes of which I have never experienced near my home, su