[olug] Linux Laptop Cell Phone DUN

[Todd Christopher Hamilton]

I have a Palm 700wx from Alltel.  I have a data plan.  I am looking to
possibly upgrade.  Wife wants a new phone so I could possibly earmark
funding for my new phone.

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Todd Wittenmeier <magitoddw at gmail.com> wrote:
> It depends on your phone, in some cases linux might see it as a modem
> device, if you have a cable, just like chris I was able to set my hated HTC
> Touch which runs Windows Mobile 6 to internet connection sharing on, and i
> set it to share on the usb cable i have for the phone as the laptop I was
> running Linux Mint on didn't have bluetooth. It worked like a charm
>
> So if your trying to use a phone with a data plan and the phone allows
> tethering the answer is maybe.  If your trying to use PPP and the phone as a
> modem, I'd say that also depends.
>
> What kind of phone do you have?
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Christopher White <slaeyer at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> I set my smartphone to internet sharing mode, plug it into my lappy
>> and Ubuntu recognizes the connection and I'm on.  Older phones
>> required me to setup a usb modem for the device and dial to obtain a
>> connection.  It was never that difficult.  Bluetooth may also be an
>> option tho I've not got Ubuntu to see my BT PAN from my phone. . .
>> When connected, I get around 1.5 MBits / sec max on an Alltel 3G
>> connection.
>>
>> Incidentally, every usb modem dongle I've tried has just worked and
>> connects as soon as it's plugged into the machine, regardless of
>> carrier.
>>
>> Chris from Kearney
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Todd Christopher Hamilton
>> <netarttodd at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Is there anyone out there using a laptop running linux and using you
>> > cell phone as a cell modem?  Please tell me about it.  I am interested
>> > in moving my xp laptop to linux but I need to be able to use my cell
>> > phone as a cell modem when I am on call and dont have internet access.
>> >
>> > Todd
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