If you happen to be located in downtown Toronto, Mobilicty and Wind both offer unlimited plans. Mobilicty's all you can eat data is $40/month, but with their spotty coverage I'm not sure if it's worth it over your current provider. I have cell service with them, and I have to set my phone on the windowsill to get a decent signal in my room. YMMV, of course.<br>
<br>Eliot<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 29 September 2010 00:03, ted leslie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc@public.gmane.org">tleslie@tcn.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
yes i have it.<br>
it works in my ubuntu. i think my ubuntu on portable is 9.10 (may be 10.4).<br>
nokia provides software for ubuntu i believe on the key. (if i remember correctly).<br>
I think there was a known glitch mounting it, but once mounted , hats off to nokia, it works well, as well<br>
as with windows, and they support linux directly.<br>
<br>
they use standard sim card, but the plan is different then blackberry, iphone, etc.<br>
I am actually going to try and tie a phone to it soon, but i fear it will be expensive.<br>
With stricly a data plan, i am on the 35$/mon flex, for 500mb, and 5$ / 500mb additional.,<br>
they said i can use it as a phone, i even have a ph# for it, but never tried, and they<br>
said it would be pricey if i used it as a phone.<br>
<br>
I tried putting the sim into my nokia 9300i, but i didn't get a signal. I should try it on my<br>
b-berry. I think it should work on a smart phone in general, but maybe not on iphone, or b-berry.<br>
i use the same simm in my benq linux MID S9, but i only get edge connect with it, but that is<br>
fault of the benq. with air time being so expensive, it actually a blessing to have edge speeds<br>
limiting it. I need to find away to turn 3g off on the rocket stick and force it to edge, just to<br>
know i will not get killed with a bill, then up it to 3g only when i know i need it, and will<br>
then change it back.<br>
<br>
<br>
I get insane speeds off it , like 7MB/s. If you leave this thing on by accident, and its chugging through<br>
bandwidth, you can end up having to sell your house to pay the bill at end of month.<br>
get a good connection and you'll use your 500mb in 8 minutes, and then each 8 minutes, another 5$ :(<br>
their outside of NA data rates, i.e. in mexico, i think i calculated it would be about 300k$ CND a month<br>
if you used it a decent amount. First carrier that gives unlimited (all be it with fine print), and<br>
I am off to them (hopefully Rogers will do it first anyways). However, since unlimited is drying up<br>
in the US, maybe it will never happen.<br>
<br>
but I am very pleased with it, just not pleased with rogers data rates. Iphone and ipad users get<br>
5gb for 25-35$ (my dad has one and has this plan), its a total scam they run giving WAY better<br>
data rates to apple product owners.<br>
<br>
tl<br>
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On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:15:52 -0400<br>
Andrew Malcolmson <<a href="mailto:andmalc-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org">andmalc-Re5JQEeQqe8@public.gmane.orgm</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I see this device has Linux support advertised but I'm not seeing any<br>
> reports on the Web of people getting (or even trying for that matter)<br>
> this to work<br>
><br>
> Anyone here tried? Do these devices use standard phone SIM cards?<br>
><br>
> Also, anyone tried connecting a Rocket stick with a SmartPhone data plan?<br>
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