problems with teksavvy

[Digimer]

On 10-11-08 07:20 PM, Dave Germiquet wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I've been having alot of problems with teksavvy. I've had 0.35 MBit
> downloads for about a month and they haven't given me an ETA. Everytime
> I call they give me the run around and blame rogers dupont POI. They do
> not have any alternatives for me using the internet that being said,
> 
> I'm thinking of getting the Wind Mobile Stick, does this work with linux?
> 
> http://shop.windmobile.ca/ProductCatalog/Handsets/DatastickDetails.aspx?id=Huawei+E181+Data+Stick&color=orange
> <http://shop.windmobile.ca/ProductCatalog/Handsets/DatastickDetails.aspx?id=Huawei+E181+Data+Stick&color=orange>
> 
> I'm thinking of hooking that up to my linux desktop.
> 
> 
> Dave Germiquet

This might be too far off topic, but I use Wind with my nexus one. I
tether it (wireless AP mode) to my laptop and I know that, on phones at
least, they block many ports which I was told flat out that they did not
do. Since then, I've been told that they don't filter their sticks,
hence the confusion.

That said, I've found latency is a bit high, but not critically so
unless you play sensitive online video games. It's fine for VoIP.

Before you buy, get a 3G phone (a friend, if you don't have one
yourself) and make sure that you can get 3G reception in your house,
particularly where you plan to setup you computer. I don't get a 3G
signal in the basement (not a huge surprise). Given that it's also my
phone though, I had to setup a VoIP and forward calls to it when I lost
my signal. Works well, but it was an unexpected expense.

Anyway, overall I am happy with Wind. I've not used their internet stick
though, so this may all be of minimal use.

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