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Zebee	2007-12-01 , 00:25
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Originally Posted by cripes

i would have thought most net cafes in oz would have wireless available and for the same price as kiosk access. i thought the usb networking would be useful in many office situations where in my experience wireless has been harder to come by.
its a shame that usb networking isn't more popular

Would you think? NOt sure why you'd think that, you think they have brains or something? (And they'd need to work out how to charge for it, no idea if there's an easily available system for that.)

I suppose some might do it, none of the ones I've looked into do.

And free wifi is right out. SOme places tried it for a bit but as data is horrifically expensive in Oz (we pay by the megabyte) I expect it was very much a losing proposition.

Zebee

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venkatease	2007-12-01 , 06:23
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Hi

Thanks for all the info..

Few days back , for my desktop i bought a USB Modem from a cellular provider with a internet connection plan which costs me $12 a month..

It is very small beautiful device which you easily carry anywhere..If this can be connected to N800 also it would be great..

Not sure about the power supply for the USB port which you guys talk about..I am not able to understand some of these technical stuff..Just waiting for some miraculous solution which will make my N800 an all time companion to me..

Venkat

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pearl62	2007-12-01 , 06:52
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Originally Posted by dblank

There's actually a driver included already in OS2008 for devices based on the Realtek 8150 chipset, I'm getting a card based on that chipset later today, and will report my findings.

According to the datasheet, the 8150 uses an average current of 110mA, and with the additional components of the adapter (LEDs, etc), I doubt the N8x0 will be able to power it directly.

Wish me luck!

Any luck getting it to work?

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dblank	2007-12-01 , 07:36
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Originally Posted by pearl62

Any luck getting it to work?

Yep!
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=11723

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dblank	2007-12-01 , 07:41
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Originally Posted by venkatease

Few days back , for my desktop i bought a USB Modem from a cellular provider with a internet connection plan which costs me $12 a month..

What's the model number and who's the manufacturer?

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venkatease	2007-12-01 , 07:51
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Hi

I live in India..Most of the Cellular Providers here distribute USB modems with data plans..This will not be available in any other place ,but nothing special about it..It is the same as other USB modems sold by leading manufacturers..I was only posting the news hoping someone will give me useful info about alternative mode of connecting..Thanks

Venkat

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venkatease	2007-12-01 , 07:59
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	technut	2007-12-01 , 08:20
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Originally Posted by venkatease

Cant i have a single way of connecting and to use my N800 while travelling or in office or lying in bed before going to sleep..Please assist..

I can't help you with the travelling or office. But if you want to use it wirelessly at home, you could get a Wi-Fi adapter for your computer or connect a Wi-Fi router LAN port to the PC LAN port.

Then turn on Internet Connection Sharing (assuming Windows) to bridge your USB modem Internet connection to a Wi-Fi Internet connection. That would let the tablet connect through your PC.

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dblank	2007-12-01 , 08:22
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Originally Posted by venkatease

Hi
It is the same as other USB modems sold by leading manufacturers..I was only posting the news hoping someone will give me useful info about alternative mode of connecting..Thanks

If you wanted to use it with the N800 you'll need a driver, I asked for make and model number so I could see if a driver exists for Linux.

Computer hardware may look the same on the outside, but it's the inside that counts

Sometimes manufacturers will even use different chips but keep the model number the same (I hate these manufacturers)