[ubuntu-in] Looking for a Ubuntu Linux Compatible GSM Mobile phone (phone modem)

[Ramnarayan.K]

Reply in two parts as my earlier "long" mail bounced

Part 1
HI Saurav,

thanks for your advice and the detailed mail. My replies inline (some
sectios snipped for ease of reading)

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Saurav Modak <saurav at linuxb.in> wrote:

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> Well I am using Nokia 2730 for over two years and it works out of box in
> Ubuntu Linux. It supports 3G upto a limited speed (384 kbps i think) and
> was priced around 4000 INR.
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thanks will check this


> Most modern phones that can work as a GPRS modem can work in Linux, even
> Samsung/Sony Ericsson ones. You can check out this link regarding
> configuring phones in Linux.
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> http://www.linuxb.in/2011/07/setting-up-mobile-gprs-connection-in.html
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Hmmm. thanks for the link, my experience with gprs phones on linux has not
been happy - and have had trouble getting it to work



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>> I would suggest using data cards as they are specially built for heavy
> internet usage. If you use phones for surfing internet for a long time,
> chances are you may reduce the battery life significantly. Also they are
> not a good choice for long downloads. You may also get better speeds in
> data cards than phones IMO.
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> am using a data card and yes its good for long usage - am not looking to
replace my data card - but its frustrating not knowing how much balance is
there and stuff. while I don't want to keep popping the sim in and out from
data card to phone - its not good practice - but it may be the only
solution to have handy access to info.


> I switched to Micromax MMX 352g and using it for over an year. You need to
> have packages called usb-modeswitch and usb-modeswitch-data installed for
> using data cards. It worked out of box till Ubuntu 11.10. From Ubuntu
> 12.04, the distro featured an updated version of usb-modeswitch that seem
> not recognize Micromax modems. I have to downgrade the package to earlier
> version and now it works without any problems.
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Not an issue , like i  said am right now using an idea data card and they
work out of the box - haven;t needed to install anything :-) to get them to
work - true plug and play
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