Re: [tlug] UQ WiMAX, other ubiquitous internet access, and Linux laptops

[Mark Karpeles <mark@example.com>]

Hello,

I believe some people already posted saying EMobile works without
problem on linux, I'll give you also my own experience & blog article I
wrote about it:

http://blog.magicaltux.net/2009/06/21/3g-in-japan-with-emobile-on-linux/

Never tested Willcom's service, so I won't be able to compare it to
EMobile, however I noticed that EMobile at home on the evening it was
quite slow, however on the morning I could reach better speeds (used
emobile at home before I got internet connected).

If you can drop by kichijōji, I can show you how it works and do some
tests (traceroute, ping, etc). Got a linux (gentoo) laptop I use with
the emobile key, without any problem.

Also I don't see why you couldn't just make a driver for the wimax usb
or pcmcia key. The way the usb device itself works can be analyzed from
usb logs on windows, and an attempt to contact the constructor for specs
might even be successful (we shouldn't hope too much on that one).

If here in a japanese LUG we don't make drivers for japanese stuff, who
will?


Mark

Le lundi 29 juin 2009 à 02:13 +0900, Dave M G a écrit :
> Avi, Christian, Clemens,
> 
> Thank you for responding.
> 
> UQ WiMAX does seem to be out of bounds for Linux.
> 
> Today I looked at EM Mobile's and Willcom's cellular based services. 
> Naturally, they say they support Mac and Windows, without any mention of 
> Linux.
> 
> Is anyone using one of those services, and can verify if and how it 
> works with a Linux laptop?
> 
> And is there any reason to suppose that there would be any practical 
> difference between any of the services, beyond pricing?
> 
> -- 
> Dave M G
> http://tlug.jp/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Dave_M_G
>