[ILUG] Help Needed New to Linux

[Gerard Cunningham]

On Thu, 2009-01-22 at 13:41 +0000, Gareth Eason wrote:
> 	Hi Sheila,
> 
> 	I have recently been testing an O2 E220 dongle (white oval shaped USB type 3G
> modem.)
> 
> 	I'm very pleased to say that under Ubuntu 8.10 (latest version) it's as
> simple as plugging it in, waiting a couple of seconds for it to be detected,
> and clicking the appropriate option in the window displayed, asking you if
> it's a contract or pay-as-you-go type. It also gives you the option to give
> this connection a name you will recognise later. I call mine 'O2-E220'.

Just to add to the database of knowledge on this, the E270 (the black
dongle) is also plug and play using Ubuntu 8.10 / O2 on my two laptops.




> 	After this 30 second setup procedure, only required the first time you plug
> the modem into the laptop, clicking on the network icon will display a list of
> any wireless networks in range, and also under 'Mobile Broadband' it will have
> an entry called 'O2-E220' (or whatever name you assigned.) Click and you'll
> see your laptop connect over the 3G modem within a second or so.
> 
> 	I've tested multiple laptops with Ubuntu 8.10 and an eeePC with Easy Peasy
> (based on Ubuntu 8.10) all with similar good experiences. I imagine a recent
> version of SuSE will be as good, but I've not tested.
> 
> 	In summary, 3G certainly works - and works well - under Linux. Don't let
> anyone try and tell you otherwise :)
> 
> 	Hope that helps.
> 
> 	Best regards,
> 	-->Gar
> 
> 
> Sheila Flanagan wrote:
> > I recently bought the Lenovo S10 on laptops.ie (this may have been a bad
> > decision as now I have no one to speak to directly in relation to 
> > software etc.) I specifically bought the laptop to use for internet
> > purposes and I was advised that it was one of this best for this 
> > purpose. So I believed once I received I could go to a service provider
> > such as Vodafone, 3G etc and purchase a broadband stick and away we go.
> > Not as simple as that it turns out. As the laptop I purchased runs on
> > Linux I am coming up against a brick wall and no service provider
> > appears to be compatible unless its running on Windows. I am not tech
> > savy at all, therefore all the boards and websites I am visiting are
> > just throwing me for six. All I want to do is use the internet
> > wirelessly, on the go as soon as possible. Pease can you advise what it
> > is I should be doing to enable this - or 
> > whether it is possible at all. I have no back up support from the seller
> > or the manufacturer. Otherwise I will be returning!
> > 
> > 
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