[olug] Linux Laptop Cell Phone DUN

[Matt Goeres]

I use Berry4All/bbtether (http://www.berry4all.com) with my Alltel Blackberry Curve and my Ubuntu 8.04 laptop.

--Matt

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 07:36:58PM -0500, Todd Wittenmeier 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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> -Todd
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