[ale] CLEAR wireless on Linux?

[H P Ladds]

Aaron,

Have friends in a major Russian city with the YOTA network? Can they
go to a local retailer and buy the Samsung SWC-U200?
http://www.yota.ru/en/devices/modems/#427

There are Linux drivers for the chip(s) used in the Samsung SWC-U200,
and Clear assured me that this modem would work on Atlanta's network.

Also, this device will work on the Nicaraguan 4G network being
installed by YOTA. Perhaps the modem is available there. However,
installation of that network was announced about a year ago -- it's
progress since then is anyone's guess. In fact, all of this
information is about a year old, so YMMV.

H. Preston

On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 2:48 AM, arxaaron <arxaaron at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the info, folks.
>
> So if my friend wants to go with CLEAR it looks like she
> is going to have to bite the (rubber) biscuit  to the tune
> of about 100 clams.
>
> Ouch.
>
> The really galling  part is that we ALL know that the
> damn biscuit  is 99.5% likely to be running embedded
> Linux or Free BSD.
>
> peace
> aaron
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2011/03/24, at 01:44 , Michael Trausch wrote:
>
> > AFAIK, the only WiMax chipset directly supported is one from Intel
> > that is built-in to select models of laptop/notebook/netbook type
> > computer systems.  I do not believe that any drivers for other WiMax
> > hardware currently exist in the kernel, though it's been a few months
> > since I have looked.
> >
> > Clear does provide equipment that provides a standard Ethernet port
> > and WiFi network.  I've heard that they have equipment that speaks the
> > ACM protocol via USB as well, pretending that it is Ethernet
> > networking that way; if that is true, then that should also work.
> >
> > However, none of the dongles that I am aware of are supported, so if
> > she needs truly portable connectivity, she'd be out of luck with
> > Clear.  I would recommend using an Android phone (rooted, of course)
> > and tethering that via USB.  That will work on everything from GPRS to
> > CDMA to current 3G and 4G, all hidden behind the phone.  As long as
> > she isn't using more than 5 to 10 GB of transfer on the mobile phone
> > in a month, it should all be good.  However, it is *technically* a
> > violation of most cell phone carrier's terms of service, so the usual
> > disclaimers apply here: RTFP, IANAL, YMMV.  I have been known to
> > tether my phone to my laptop, but only when I have no other means of
> > access; I probably transfer less than 20 MB/month average via
> > tethering.
> >
> >    --- Mike
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 20:56, Aaron Ruscetta <arxaaron at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I have a friend who has been running Linux (Mint) on her laptop
> >> for a couple of years and really likes it.   She needed more portable
> >> connectivity and has signed on with CLEAR based on the sales
> >> person's claim that it will work with Linux.  Of course, the tech
> >> people don't actually support Linux, though they assure her that
> >> there are Linux Gurus using CLEAR for their internet connectivity.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know of a path to making CLEAR useful with a
> >> Linux system??   I've promised my expertise and would be handling
> >> the install / set-up / config for her IF we can find a method.
> >>
> >> Any help appreciated!
> >> peace
> >> aaron
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