linux and nokia
linux and nokia
A friend is visiting hua hin next week, she wants to connect an acer one aspire running linux and a nokia 6300, with EDGE. Any suggestions as to where she could take it to buy pre pay airtime and have them set it up so it works?
Re: linux and nokia
I'll start this off concerning the mechanics I'm familiar with but by no means the last word.brookie wrote:A friend is visiting hua hin next week, she wants to connect an acer one aspire running linux and a nokia 6300, with EDGE. Any suggestions as to where she could take it to buy pre pay airtime and have them set it up so it works?
1. From experience a prepaid AIS phone card will allow her to connect to the internet. I don't remember the per minute fee but perhaps around 2 baht? I'm not sure if DTAC prepaid cards can do the same thing.
2. When you buy a Nokia (the N series I have) it comes with a CD named "PC suite" You have to install this on your PC to facilitate connection to the internet through your Nokia cell phone.
Just checking mine, it is compatible with Windows only, 95 through Vista. No mention of Apple or Linux capabilities at all. Over to others. Pete
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I connect to GPRS/EDGE using the same phone on my PC.
As Pete said above you need to check if there is a Linux version of the Nokia suite ... there is more info here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2275758
You can use packages available on a standard sim to refill your internet time, mine (AIS One-2-Call) costs 50 baht for six hours.
As Pete said above you need to check if there is a Linux version of the Nokia suite ... there is more info here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2275758
You can use packages available on a standard sim to refill your internet time, mine (AIS One-2-Call) costs 50 baht for six hours.
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Shouldn't need the Nokia PC Suite. I have a Nokia 5300 and just plugged it straight in, Ubuntu figured out the rest and added an extra connection for me after asking me which country I was in and which provider (DTAC). Obviously not all Linuxes are the same, but if Ubuntu is anything to go by you'll find it even easier than with Windows.
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Nokia PC Suite only supports Windows atm.
I got my Mac flying with my e90 with a software called joikuspot. It turns the Nokia into a wifi router allowing a laptop to connect to it like a normal wifi router.
The basic version is free, but I was so impressed with it that I bought the Premium version with more features for 30 quid or so...
http://www.joikuspot.com/aboutJoikuSpot.php
Looks like the premium is now only €15. Well worth the purchase, even when the light version works ok (thou it allows anyone to connect to your phone when it's on, premium has encryption available).
I got my Mac flying with my e90 with a software called joikuspot. It turns the Nokia into a wifi router allowing a laptop to connect to it like a normal wifi router.
The basic version is free, but I was so impressed with it that I bought the Premium version with more features for 30 quid or so...
http://www.joikuspot.com/aboutJoikuSpot.php
Looks like the premium is now only €15. Well worth the purchase, even when the light version works ok (thou it allows anyone to connect to your phone when it's on, premium has encryption available).