[ltp] WWAN: X60 suse 10.2 advice please...

[Jeffrey Franc-Law]

I'm actually quite impressed that you were able to get the 875 working 
in linux.  I am moving to europe this year for 6 months, and internet 
access will be a huge problem.

I have an x60 with suse 10.2.  Anyone able to get a PCMCIA WWAN card 
working on this machine.  I'm looking for advice on which one, and what 
you needed to do for an install.  Unfortunately, I will need to buy the 
card on ebay, and so when I buy it it's pretty much a one-way street.

ciao,
jef


Marius Gedminas wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 08:00:31AM +0100, David Bremner wrote:
>> Life is simpler with GSM based WWAN cards. I bought an unlocked Sierra
>> Wireless 875 PCMCIA card for $100, bought a sim card for 15 euros
>> (purchases on different continents), plugged it in, and it works (in
>> my x61s), no Windows required.  I haven't used it very much, so I
>> don't know of any required updating process, but I doubt it. 
> 
> There is no required updating process (or if there is, the card does it
> automatically).
> 
> (I personally prefer a Bluetooth connection to a phone.  No need to
> juggle hardware that way.)
> 
> Marius Gedminas

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