X-Account-Key: account1 X-UIDL: 25317 X-Mozilla-Keys: Return-Path: os2-wireless_users-owner@2rosenthals.com Received: from 192.168.100.5 (hawking [192.168.100.5]) by 2rosenthals.com (Hethmon Brothers Smtpd) id 20040908220623-50750-7 ; Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:06:23 -0400 (Hethmon Brothers Smtpd) id 20040908220622-39194-8 ; Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:06:22 -0400 Received: from mx1.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.170]) by mxout-1.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C5EKJ-0003Cj-HW for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:06:22 -0400 Received: from smtp.toast.net ([206.244.186.20] helo=MAIL03.toast.net) by mx1.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 1C5EKJ-000O4u-CP for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:06:19 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.5] (unverified [206.149.152.75]) by MAIL03.toast.net (Vircom SMTPRS 3.1.297.0) with ESMTP id for ; Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:04:51 -0400 Message-ID: <413FBA96.4000601@2rosenthals.com> Organization: Rosenthal & Rosenthal User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (OS/2; U; Warp 4.5; en-US; rv:1.8a3) Gecko/20040819 MultiZilla/1.6.4.0b Mnenhy/0.6.0.104 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <200409061413328.SM01244@MAIN> In-Reply-To: <200409061413328.SM01244@MAIN> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS.org X-Spam-Score: -3.4 (---) Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:06:14 -0400 Sender: os2-wireless_users-owner X-Listname: os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Reply-To: os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com From: Lewis G Rosenthal To: os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Subject: [OS2Wireless] Verizon or Nextel wireless X-List-Unsubscribe: Send email to mailusers-request@2rosenthals.com X-List-Owner: mailusers-owner@2rosenthals.com Hi, Mark. I'd be willing to take a crack at it (after Warpstock!) to see if the Qualcomm-based card from Verizon can be accessed using the standard OS/2 USB modem driver. Funny; I think you actually got two correct answers from the crew at Verizon: on the one hand, the driver for the PCMCIA card may be "Windows-only," while on the other, the modem driver may be completely generic (e.g., serial emulation only). I think the challenge from the OS/2 side would be to get the card recognized as a PCMCIA USB device. Once that part of the hurdle is over, getting the serial ports visible should be a much simpler affair. All of the above said, I have had absolutely no experience with this hardware whatsoever. In fact, ironically, the only platform on which I've had any cellular data experience is PalmOS, and there, only as a user, not a hacker. On 09/06/2004 03:51 pm, Mark Abramowitz thus wrote : >I want to be able to access the internet from my laptop on the road, using >my wireless provider. Currently, I'm with Nextel, but they tell me >"Windows only", and so does the the Motorola website, which makes their >PCMCIA card. > >I may switch to Verizon - 1 person at a Verizon store told me Windows >only, another said no proprietary software required. > >The PCMCIA card I would use under Verizon is an AirPrime 5220. I found >some information about the ability to use it under Linux at >http://www.ka9q.net/5220.html. > >Has anyone had any success with wireless internet under OS/2 or >eComstation? If not, anyone have any informed opinions as to whether or >not I can get this to work under Verizon? I'm willing to make some >effort, but don't have a lot of expertise. > >TIA. > > > -- Lewis ------------------------------------------------------------ Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA Rosenthal & Rosenthal Accountants / Network Consultants New York / Northern Virginia www.2rosenthals.com Team OS/2 / NetWare Users International www.novell.com ------------------------------------------------------------ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to steward@2rosenthals.com with the command "unsubscribe os2-wireless_users" in the body (omit the quotes). For help with other commands, send a message to steward@2rosenthals.com with the command "help" in the body (omit the quotes). This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- electronic communications related to content contained in these messages should be directed to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=