Support for HUAWEI E1820 HSDPA 3G / 4G USB Modem

[JD]

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com> wrote:

> Antonio M wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 2012/7/5 Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com <mailto:davidsen at tmr.com>>
>>
>>     JD wrote:
>>
>>         Hi All,
>>         I was planning to purchase one of these.
>>         Is it supported in Fedora?
>>
>>     Got a spec telling what chipset it uses? I admit that some of the
>> stuff I
>>     use does require a vendor driver, although the kernel stuff is
>> getting better.
>>
>>
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>> In the latest usb_modeswitch (as per Fedora 17) it sounds as supported!!!!
>>
>
> Then we shall wait for a report from JD how it works for him. He can try
> it from a LiveCD if he isn't ready to upgrade, assuming he still wishes to
> go ahead and get ont one.
>
> Thanks for the test!
>

Got in touch with a provider in my area..... and YOWZA!!! the cost is too
rich for my
wallet! They have 5GB data limit of high speed - once you exhaust that, it
switches to dialup speed of 64Kbit/s. all that for ... all told
(fees and taxes and what not) $60/mo.
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