[olug] Linux Laptop Cell Phone DUN

[Todd Wittenmeier]

When you connect with your phone now using Windows XP are you using your
Data Plan? and do you have to launch a utility in order to tether? or are
you using Dial Up Networking on the Windows and connecting to some other
other place?

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Todd Christopher Hamilton <
netarttodd at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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