[Fsf-friends] Why internet data cards are not available for laptops which work on GNU/Linux?

[Arky]

Hi, 

Yeah, they insist that datacards don't work with linux. Reliance Netconnect USB card does work with linux, you find information here.

 
Reliance Netconnect USB card on Linux Howto - http://thejeshgn.com/2008/01/12/reliance-netconnect-usb-card-on-linux-howto/

Reliance Netconnect USB card in Ubuntu Jaunty - http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com/2009/04/reliance-netconnect-usb-card-in-ubuntu.html

HTH 

Cheers

--arky 

Rakesh 'arky' Ambati| IT Consultant| http://www.braillewithoutborders.org | Blog: http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com


--- On Wed, 11/11/09, jaykumar hs <jaykumarhs at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: jaykumar hs <jaykumarhs at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Fsf-friends] Why internet data cards are not available for laptops which work on GNU/Linux?
> To: fsf-friends at mm.gnu.org.in
> Date: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 3:17 PM
> Hi ,
> 
> My friend Dr. Chatterjee is using Debian on his HP laptop
> and is in search of intenet data card which supports
> GNU/Linux. But service providers Reliance, and Tata Indicom
> intimated that their datacards donot support GNU/Linux.
> 
> BSNL's customer care has informed that its datacards
> which support GNU/Linux are out of stock.
> 
> Can some one help us on this issue?
> 
> Regards
> Jaykumar
> 
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