Wi-Fi availability

[Paul Gear]

Swamp Rat wrote:
> I visited Telstra today to but a Wi-Fi broadband modem (the only
> service that will work in country towns) and was told they do not
> support Ubuntu or any other flavour of Linux. I don't want to spend
> $175 on a modem that doesn't work. I have an Asus Eee 901 and have
> just converted it to Ubuntu UNR. Everything works fine including Skype
> with webcam/audio. I desperately need comms. Does anyone know if a Wi-
> Fi will work with Ubuntu/UNR and how to get it going?

I've successfully used Telstra's and Vodaphone's stock USB broadband
modems.  I can't remember the model numbers or chipsets, though.  A wide
range of them do seem to be compatible nowadays - others on the list can
comment on the exact models.

Paul

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