Cricket wireless broadband USB modem

[Chuck Kuecker]

Nathan Bahn wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Chuck Kuecker <ckuecker at ckent.org 
> <mailto:ckuecker at ckent.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>
>     Has anyone used the Cricket wireless broadband service with Ubuntu, or
>     any Linux variant successfully?
>
>     I am working on an embedded Linux project that would be much nicer
>     with
>     broadband Internet access.
>
>     Chuck Kuecker
>
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> Chuck Kuecker--
>
> I realize that this might (in certain quarters, at least) be 
> considered trivial; but as I get older I find myself more and more 
> becoming a stickler for correct terminology -- */especially when 
> troubleshooting/.*  Modems are not used for any sort of internet 
> access except for dial-up (which is a mere 56Kb/s, if I recall 
> correctly).  I rather suspect that what you have -- I haven't done any 
> googling of "cricket broadband usb" -- is, in fact, a wireless network 
> interface card (N.I.C.) that can fit into a U.S.B. port.  Are you 
> absolutely certain that this device that fits into the U.S.B. port is, 
> in fact, a modem? (and I've never heard of a wireless modem; typically 
> they're connected by telephone cable to a telephone line -- but then, 
> my experience with them is virtually nonexistent) Your ability to 
> download webpages that have video will be limited if that is, in fact, 
> the case.
>
> --N.B..
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> http://www.openoffice.org (Nathan Bahn)
Cricket called it a 'modem', but it connects to a 3G broadband system. I 
know none of the details.

The original design uses a "cell modem", which is a clunky piece of gear 
compared to an USB interface like the Cricket unit. Since this gadget is 
going to be placed in random locations, and will be battery powered, 
smaller and less power-hungry is better. If the Cricket interface will 
be accepted by the kernel as a NIC or modem, I can use it and streamline 
my design.

If it can connect to a Linux desktop system, I ought to be able to port 
it into my embedded system.

Chuck Kuecker