From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 3 20:59:44 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0002116A468 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 20:59:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yuri@rawbw.com) Received: from mail0.rawbw.com (mail0.rawbw.com [198.144.192.41]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02D1C13C4FF for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 20:59:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yuri@rawbw.com) Received: from mail0.rawbw.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail0.rawbw.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lB3Kxhgk079816; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:59:43 -0800 (PST) Received: (from www@localhost) by mail0.rawbw.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id lB3KxhZv079806; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:59:43 -0800 (PST) X-Authentication-Warning: mail0.rawbw.com: www set sender to yuri@rawbw.com using -f Received: from sj-webwasher.Cadence.COM (sj-webwasher.Cadence.COM [158.140.1.25]) by webmail.rawbw.com (IMP) with HTTP for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:59:43 -0800 Message-ID: <1196715583.47546e3f1002b@webmail.rawbw.com> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:59:43 -0800 From: Yuri To: Josh Paetzel References: <1196712532.4754625481123@webmail.rawbw.com> <200712031432.23825.josh@tcbug.org> In-Reply-To: <200712031432.23825.josh@tcbug.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.1 X-Originating-IP: 158.140.1.25 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Any experience using cellphone as a modem on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:59:44 -0000 Quoting Josh Paetzel : > I've done it, and it's painful....took me the better part of two days to get > > working. The main sticking points are you need to dial some arbitrary number > > that your provider won't be able to tell you without spending 5 hours on the > > phone, and you need to know your username (relatively easy to find) and your > > password (harder than hell to find). > > Once you have all that figured out, AND you've made sure your data plan > includes "Phone as Modem" capability, you can link to it with bluetooth and > > then dial out over it with PPP. Thank you for information. It's unfortunate that even though cell phone already has IP connectivity that built-in browser works through it's still necessary to go through dialup/PPP to get this to laptop. I guess I will give it a try too. Yuri