From: "Ed Durrant" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Message-ID: <4A4BE643.90102@durrant.mine.nu>
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:42:11 +1000
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] wireless usb modem
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os24u wrote:
> More offers each day for wireless internet access using a usb modem usually from cel phone providers.
>
> 1. Can such modem be used with OS/2 based OS? 
> 2. If so, is something more than usb base com driver required?
> 3. What are these modems similar to regarding connection:  cable-dhcp, dsl-ppoe, etc
> 4. If unable directly with OS/2 could a windoze laptop be used to run the modem hooked to a router for our fav OS?
> 5. Are claimed speeds reasonably reliable on such modems?
>
>         Cal
>
> Also, received 148 messages in digest format from this list today.  Going back as far as 2007 era.  This occured 3 times in past 2
> weeks.
>
>
> http://wisdomtree.info  Largest OS/2 URL database
>
>   
YES !! (at least some models)

These modems (or if you use the phone "thethered" - i.e. used as a 
modem) require USBCOM support plus a dialer program - I prefer Injoy, 
others have used the GUI one that comes with eCS 2.0.

See my article from a few years back:

http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL0606H/feature_1.html

These modems use an extension of the Hayes modem protocol and usually 
connection is started using *99# but sometimes you'll also need to put 
in the APN(?) - the network name.

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Ed

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