Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:32:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Maksim Yevmenkin <m_evmenkin@yahoo.com> To: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GPRS + Bluetooth on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20030627213219.11738.qmail@web40305.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <3EFCB2C8.20501@cw.com>
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Peter, > Kirill Bezzubets <kirill@solaris.ru> probably said: > > Commercial GPRS is OK, even better than HSCSD and cost almost nothing. > > I'm wondering about GPRS devices in general, I don't see any of the > Sierra Aircards listed in the hardware compatability list (although I > know some of the early ones worked). i'm not sure about Sierra Aircards, but some of these devices might have serial port emulation for compatibility with standard terminal programs and dialers. in this case you plug this thing and you have extra serial port. after that you just run PPP on this port with a right chat script. > I'm interested in doing phone-less GPRS data now that T-mobile have a > decent unlimited data plan but don't seem to be able to find any > support information. if the card has standard UART on board then sio(4) driver should recognize it as a generic modem. eveything else is just a matter of sending right AT command string to the card. if not then you out of luck and you need special driver for the card. these cards are still somewhat expensive, so not many people have them and there isn't much support information. this link talks about how to configure Linux to recognize AirCard 710/750 from what i can read on this page the card is just fancy serial device. http://www.sierrawireless.com/SupportDownload/ac7x0_linux.asp thanks, max > P. > > -- > pir pir-sig@pir.net pir-sig@net.tufts.edu > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
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