From owner-freebsd-mobile Thu Nov 1 13: 0:29 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from tcpipbitch.net (grim.tcpipbitch.net [66.22.112.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ACEB37B406 for ; Thu, 1 Nov 2001 13:00:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (jason@localhost) by tcpipbitch.net (8.11.4/8.11.2) with ESMTP id fA1L0Jl47484; Thu, 1 Nov 2001 16:00:20 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jason@tcpipbitch.net) Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 16:00:10 -0500 (EST) From: Jason To: John Utz Cc: Subject: Re: SprintPCS modem, no catch In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20011101155503.U47450-100000@grim.tcpipbitch.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I pay 49 a month for my service via goamerica, unlimited usage. It uses Bell Atlantic mobile though, its also a windows only (so far as I know) Sierra Aircard 300. Sorry for the late reply.. been hectic last month or so.. If anyone knows how to get the aircard 300 to work under fbsd lemme know > On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Warner Losh wrote: > > > In message Ben Hockenhull writes: > > : So, I was looking all over for some fine print on this modem in the manual > > You will also get 2500 minutes of free service over sixty days. > > 60days/ 7days/week = 60/7 weeks 8.blah weeks > > > hmm lessee hear ~45minutes on the bus each way, ~5minutes of which are in > the bus tunnel so i am sure it will drop the connection just like my phone > does. > > that's 80 min/day * 5days/week = 400min/week > > 2500 min/ 400 min/week = 25/4 weeks = 6.25 weeks. > > looks like i'll have to be parsimonious with the connect time on the ol' > bus....and no demo-ing it to my geek friends either unless they wanna ride > the bus with moi..... > > wonder how much the 'real' minutes are gonna cost? > > i'll stop spamming now, unless somebody responds :-) > > -- > > John L. Utz III > john@utzweb.net > > Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE74bfjKyNZMwCMPl0RAoXyAKDoz4no7Xau3O/mORVww7LaAGZLowCfSgFd v/VjlIKVepZPhJOUm7SESMM= =4jXX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message