Thanks Alvaro.
My intuition for some reason makes me believe that a compatible phone (Nokia 6230 perhaps) would be the best option.. power isn't a problem and phones are made to have great reception and long term reliability. (something to be said for economies of scale there)
I do like the simplicity of a USB plug in modem, but I'm just hesitant to spend ~$200 for one of the ones proven to work when a $30 phone could work too.
-Nic Alvaro Cornejo wrote:
Hi There are really no big advantage between serial/Usb modems/phones other than: - Linux Driver: the USB firmware on the phone/modem might not work with linux or you should seek for the correct driver and might need to tweek linux in order to support it.... you might anyway have to do that for the USB to Serial converter...) - Modem power source: in the case of USB, they are powered through the usb port and, for the serial one, you need an external power suppply. Regards Alvaro
