[ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

[Colin Law]

2009/11/10 Andrew Oakley <Andrew.Oakley at hesa.ac.uk>:
> I'm moving out of The Sticks, slightly to the west of nowhere in the
> Cotswolds - which nevertheless already has 2.5Mbit ADSL - to the urban
> metropolis that is a satellite village near Tewkesbury. With this comes
> wonders of the modern age, the likes of which I have never experienced near
> my home, such as street lighting, paved footpaths, gas that comes in pipes
> instead of bottles, mains sewerage and 3G coverage.
>
> Given that I already have my Ubuntu 8.04 LTS server set up as a NAT router
> for ADSL broadband, how difficult would it be to set up a cheapo 3G modem as
> a fallback?
>

I would wait till you find out whether it is an issue, failures should
be very rare.  Certainly for me they have not been often enough to
justify the effort of an automated fallback system.  (A couple of
times in three years).

Colin