Verizon cellular access & Ubuntu

Chris MacDonald chris at fourthandvine.com
Sat Nov 6 16:58:51 UTC 2010


On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Jordon Bedwell <jordon at envygeeks.com> wrote:
> On 11/06/2010 11:44 AM, Chris MacDonald wrote:
>> On a job in California I used a USB wireless modem with my laptop that
>> had 10.04 on it. I was expecting a bit of a hassle but it was purely
>> plug-and-play; Network Manager showed me Verizon's network, I clicked
>> on it to connect. Done.
>>
>> The USB device provided to me was Verizon's UM175, I don't know who
>> manufactures it or if it's the same as the ones previously mentioned.
>
> I haven't seen the UM175 for a while, they now sell the UM190 which
> comes pre-installed with a card and has the ability to work anywhere.
>
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Alas I don't call the US home, so I'm not too familiar with the
wireless broadband situation; consider my last a data point. :)

Chris




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