Comments on: are there any netbooks with 3G that support ubuntu? http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2009/04/27/are-there-any-netbooks-with-3g-that-support-ubuntu/ We blog about We blog on label printing, security labelling, variable barcode labelling and open source software in small business. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:45:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: guru http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2009/04/27/are-there-any-netbooks-with-3g-that-support-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-21410 guru Tue, 26 May 2009 10:33:58 +0000 http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/?p=176#comment-21410 There is an acer aspire one linux netbook that has been out for a long time with built in 3G modem..... There is an acer aspire one linux netbook that has been out for a long time with built in 3G modem…..

]]> By: Grey Goose http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2009/04/27/are-there-any-netbooks-with-3g-that-support-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-20514 Grey Goose Thu, 07 May 2009 12:31:45 +0000 http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/?p=176#comment-20514 There are a very few notebooks with 3G modems most are slated to release soon. The Linux Acer has a sim slot, but appears to be designed to work with web, not RDP sessions, reference to which I have not been able to find in any Linpus Linux document. Ubuntu netbooks with 3g capability inside the kit do not seem to exist yet. PCworld (UK) have dell versions of the Mini 9 with sim slots (but these do not appear on Dell's own website). noidea of their op sys tho. Best option if you want one now - buy a Ubuntu netbook and make do with the USB dongle, not neat but you'll have best fit to your current need - and if you do need RDP sessions to connect at least you will be able to install. Otherwise wait a few weeks, and you can be the first to try out some of the new kit!!! There are a very few notebooks with 3G modems most are slated to release soon. The Linux Acer has a sim slot, but appears to be designed to work with web, not RDP sessions, reference to which I have not been able to find in any Linpus Linux document. Ubuntu netbooks with 3g capability inside the kit do not seem to exist yet. PCworld (UK) have dell versions of the Mini 9 with sim slots (but these do not appear on Dell’s own website). noidea of their op sys tho.

Best option if you want one now – buy a Ubuntu netbook and make do with the USB dongle, not neat but you’ll have best fit to your current need – and if you do need RDP sessions to connect at least you will be able to install.

Otherwise wait a few weeks, and you can be the first to try out some of the new kit!!!

]]> By: adrian steele http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2009/04/27/are-there-any-netbooks-with-3g-that-support-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-20310 adrian steele Sun, 03 May 2009 06:14:18 +0000 http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/?p=176#comment-20310 Well I looked about at the Asus, Acer and Dell offerings, as well as those from Vodaphone with a built in 3g modem, and decided to get a standalone dell mini 7, and use the bluetooth on my phone to connect to my phone's 3G account. watch this space! Well I looked about at the Asus, Acer and Dell offerings, as well as those from Vodaphone with a built in 3g modem, and decided to get a standalone dell mini 7, and use the bluetooth on my phone to connect to my phone’s 3G account. watch this space!

]]> By: The Open Sourcerer http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2009/04/27/are-there-any-netbooks-with-3g-that-support-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-20282 The Open Sourcerer Sat, 02 May 2009 15:52:50 +0000 http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/?p=176#comment-20282 I haven't seen any with built-in 3G either. But as Paul says, most of the 3G dongles are now supported directly by the Linux kernel and Ubuntu with (Gnome and the recent NetworkManager Applet) make configuring and using them pretty easy really. On my Elonex Webbook when I plug in my 3G Orange dongle up pops a wizard to guide you through the basic config and you're off! I haven’t seen any with built-in 3G either. But as Paul says, most of the 3G dongles are now supported directly by the Linux kernel and Ubuntu with (Gnome and the recent NetworkManager Applet) make configuring and using them pretty easy really.

On my Elonex Webbook when I plug in my 3G Orange dongle up pops a wizard to guide you through the basic config and you’re off!

]]> By: Adrian http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2009/04/27/are-there-any-netbooks-with-3g-that-support-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-19962 Adrian Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:49:29 +0000 http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/?p=176#comment-19962 Thanks Paul - I hope you are well as its a long time no speak. Low cost netbooks with 3G and wifi with SSD drives sound like a killer application for open source software to me. I guess that I'll have to wait until someone like Dell agrees with me! Thanks Paul – I hope you are well as its a long time no speak.

Low cost netbooks with 3G and wifi with SSD drives sound like a killer application for open source software to me. I guess that I’ll have to wait until someone like Dell agrees with me!

]]> By: Paul Cooper http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2009/04/27/are-there-any-netbooks-with-3g-that-support-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-19960 Paul Cooper Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:43:12 +0000 http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/?p=176#comment-19960 AFAICT you can't buy 3G enabled netbooks off the shelf, the only way to get them is through a contract with a carrier, and I'm not aware of any carriers supplying UNR based netbooks (or tbh, linux based netbooks at all). Many of the usb 3g sticks that carriers give out now have Linux drivers and maybe gives more flexibility in terms of being able to be used with any machine, but having a dongle trailing from the machine is a hassle. Also note that not all the drivers are upstream, e.g. for the option based device I got from T-Mobile I had to hunt out a driver and work out how to get it working myself (for both Ubuntu and Fedora). But I would be happy to know I was wrong. AFAICT you can’t buy 3G enabled netbooks off the shelf, the only way to get them is through a contract with a carrier, and I’m not aware of any carriers supplying UNR based netbooks (or tbh, linux based netbooks at all).

Many of the usb 3g sticks that carriers give out now have Linux drivers and maybe gives more flexibility in terms of being able to be used with any machine, but having a dongle trailing from the machine is a hassle. Also note that not all the drivers are upstream, e.g. for the option based device I got from T-Mobile I had to hunt out a driver and work out how to get it working myself (for both Ubuntu and Fedora).

But I would be happy to know I was wrong.

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