Now that you talk about Nokia
There are some nokia phones that do not support AT+CNMI command,
therefore, you can not use it. Browse the list to see if you know wich
model(s) have this problem.
Regards
Alvaro
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On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Nicolas Pottier<nicpott...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
