Comments on: Launch2net for the Eee PC simplifies mobile wireless connections http://liliputing.com/2008/09/launch2net-for-the-eee-pc-simplifies-mobile-wiress-connections.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jan Fuellemann http://liliputing.com/2008/09/launch2net-for-the-eee-pc-simplifies-mobile-wiress-connections.html#comment-49277 Jan Fuellemann Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:12:55 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1312#comment-49277 Hi,<br><br>this software is for LINUX. :-) Hi,

this software is for LINUX. :-)

]]> By: Jan Fuellemann http://liliputing.com/2008/09/launch2net-for-the-eee-pc-simplifies-mobile-wiress-connections.html#comment-5432 Jan Fuellemann Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:12:55 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1312#comment-5432 Hi,<br><br>this software is for LINUX. :-) Hi,

this software is for LINUX. :-)

]]> By: Jan Fuellemann http://liliputing.com/2008/09/launch2net-for-the-eee-pc-simplifies-mobile-wiress-connections.html#comment-1489 Jan Fuellemann Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:12:55 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1312#comment-1489 Hi,<br><br>this software is for LINUX. :-) Hi,

this software is for LINUX. :-)

]]> By: gongo http://liliputing.com/2008/09/launch2net-for-the-eee-pc-simplifies-mobile-wiress-connections.html#comment-1452 gongo Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:56:27 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1312#comment-1452 using winmobile 6.1 ics on my bj2. works great over usb using usb-rndis-lite and it also functions perfectly over bluetooth pan, just use pand to connect to my bj2's nap service, and the bnep0 interface comes right up. 3g speeds on my laptop without anything more than a data plan for my phone. using winmobile 6.1 ics on my bj2. works great over usb using usb-rndis-lite and it also functions perfectly over bluetooth pan, just use pand to connect to my bj2's nap service, and the bnep0 interface comes right up. 3g speeds on my laptop without anything more than a data plan for my phone.

]]> By: Jan Fuellemann http://liliputing.com/2008/09/launch2net-for-the-eee-pc-simplifies-mobile-wiress-connections.html#comment-1448 Jan Fuellemann Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:19:20 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1312#comment-1448 Hi,<br><br>thanks for the info. <br><br>Some corrections: the price in US-$ is 25 so no high exchange rate here :-) For the US and Canada we use the same price tag in US-$ as elsewhere in Euro.<br><br>If you travel abroad and you buy a prepaid card there, it is quite difficult to get the login-data like the APN, especially if the support/sales persons are non-Linux savy or do not even speak english. So you might be happy to use a software which includes this data already. It really saves you hours of your time, a lot of frustration and makes life happier!<br><br>Some users will not or can not use a flat-rate. That is why launch2net offers a statistic to see how much time you spent online and the amount of data transferred.<br><br>Kind Regards<br><br>Jan Fuellemann Hi,

thanks for the info.

Some corrections: the price in US-$ is 25 so no high exchange rate here :-) For the US and Canada we use the same price tag in US-$ as elsewhere in Euro.

If you travel abroad and you buy a prepaid card there, it is quite difficult to get the login-data like the APN, especially if the support/sales persons are non-Linux savy or do not even speak english. So you might be happy to use a software which includes this data already. It really saves you hours of your time, a lot of frustration and makes life happier!

Some users will not or can not use a flat-rate. That is why launch2net offers a statistic to see how much time you spent online and the amount of data transferred.

Kind Regards

Jan Fuellemann

]]> By: fourstar http://liliputing.com/2008/09/launch2net-for-the-eee-pc-simplifies-mobile-wiress-connections.html#comment-1445 fourstar Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:40:20 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1312#comment-1445 Well it's a doddle with a USB not tried with mobile phone).<br><br>In the UK, with a Vodafone 3G USB broadband modem: <br><br>Plug it into the Eee. <br>Go to Network Connections.<br>Add New Connection.<br>Type = 3G/HSPDA<br>Select device (in my case Huwai)<br>Select the Country & Carrier from a list.<br>The default username/password are already stored for you.<br>Save the connection, which will now be listed whenever you wish to connect to it.<br><br>OK, it's not Plug n Play but it's not rocket science either!! Well it's a doddle with a USB not tried with mobile phone).

In the UK, with a Vodafone 3G USB broadband modem:

Plug it into the Eee.
Go to Network Connections.
Add New Connection.
Type = 3G/HSPDA
Select device (in my case Huwai)
Select the Country & Carrier from a list.
The default username/password are already stored for you.
Save the connection, which will now be listed whenever you wish to connect to it.

OK, it's not Plug n Play but it's not rocket science either!!

]]> By: Sarah http://liliputing.com/2008/09/launch2net-for-the-eee-pc-simplifies-mobile-wiress-connections.html#comment-1441 Sarah Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:23:26 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1312#comment-1441 I've never tried it with an Eee (still saving), but I have connected to the Internet using Linux, my laptop and a cellphone. I seem to recall the EeePC Xandros distro using KDE, so presumably it ships with a copy of KPPP, KDE's dialer. If not, adding the package shouldn't prove that difficult.<br><br>A quick web search on your cellphone model should yield the required "cryptic settings" - dial strings, etc. Once these have been entered, connecting is as simple as hitting KPPP's connect button any time you want to go online.<br><br>I admit some knowledge is required to set everything up, but it definitely isn't rocket science. I've never tried it with an Eee (still saving), but I have connected to the Internet using Linux, my laptop and a cellphone. I seem to recall the EeePC Xandros distro using KDE, so presumably it ships with a copy of KPPP, KDE's dialer. If not, adding the package shouldn't prove that difficult.

A quick web search on your cellphone model should yield the required “cryptic settings” – dial strings, etc. Once these have been entered, connecting is as simple as hitting KPPP's connect button any time you want to go online.

I admit some knowledge is required to set everything up, but it definitely isn't rocket science.

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