Why not use the entirely free loophole on Sprint 3G and some other phones? If just for camping trips, why pay the extra fees for no additional benefit? I was extremely annoyed that Sprint's service for the card I have would cost $40/mo more for no better data connection and any use of the voice capability my card has would cost $0.40/min even though I'm a subscriber with better and sometimes free voice rates. Chuck > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Nate Carlson > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:56 PM > To: Harv Nelson > Cc: Madison Linux Users Group; TCLug > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] air cards?? > > > On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Harv Nelson wrote: > > I'm out in nevada/arizona camping on the dessert ... I'm sick > of chasing > > back to town to go to the library to do email. do any of you have > > experience with an air card from either ATT, or Sprint?, or whatever > > company? so far I'm finding that many of the USB units they > want to sell > > me won't work with our system only bill's stuff or MAC. any pointers, > > suggestions or tips are welcome. > > I've got a built-in card for AT&T on my Dell, works fine under Linux. > > The AT&T USBConnect 881 should also work under Linux without a problem. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > | nate carlson | natecars at natecarlson.com | http://www.natecarlson.com | > | depriving some poor village of its idiot since 1981 | > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.4/1227 - Release Date: > 1/16/2008 1:40 AM > >