[aclug-L] Re: Linux-compatible cell phone?

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Linux-compatible cell phone?
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> > Are there any dual-mode cell phones that will work as a modem with a Linux
> > laptop?  Can anyone recommend some good models, if they actually exist?
> >
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> I finally got my cell phone to work as a modem, but I've yet to try it with
> Linux. In theory, it should act as a generic 'Hayes' modem.

I tried it tonight, and indeed it does work as a generic modem. I've got to get
PPP set up, but I can at least get a terminal login. One thing I forgot to
mention earlier is that in order to use the phone as a modem you have to buy a
pricey ($79) cable kit for the phone, which when I bought it also comes with a
Windows software disk. It looks like they now offer a 'replacement cable' for
only $39.

--dwh

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