Take The NIT anywhere with out looking For WiFi...

[jalladin]

I know that this is something many of you probably already know but for those who dnt I'm glad to clue you in. Now, I read an article (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10247616-64.html?tag=mncol) awhile back about a device that enables you to get wifi just about anywhere you can get cellular coverage with the coresponding carriers. It's called a MiFi hot spot device and the carriers as far as I know right now ( US ) that are providing this as a service plan are Verizion (http://www.amazon.com/Novatel-Mobile-Hotspot-Verizon-Wireless/dp/B0029ZAJ0K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1247810624&sr=8-2) and Sprint (http://www.amazon.com/Novatel-Mobile-Wi-Fi-Hotspot-Sprint/dp/B002C1BD3S/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1247811779&sr=8-4).

"At the time", I didnt really care since I always had my cell phone near, and "sationary" wifi spots in every place I would go in my day-to-day schedule if i every needed to pack my laptop up to use. Well after having found out about the Nokia Tablets I am now Interested in being this mobile with my internet environment. While laptops made to be portable and even more so are the Netbooks, "to me" the tablet is really a better fit, just big enought to enjoy and small enough not to get in the way. With all that siad why hasnt this marriage been aranged for these two devices? It's perfect to make bridge the gap that main stream consumers have with the NIT's. They would say its not logical device in comparison to phone with browsing ablity such a the iPhone, well now it's posible to use it every where "like a phone" given you have to have the MiFi with you but you dnt have to hook it up ti the NIT it can just be in a bag or purse wile your doing what ever you want (up to 30 ft).

So I really just wanted to know the communities take on this since I dnt thinks it's even been mentioned here...




Thanks,

[MMMotors]

There are a number of ways to accomplish this - several cell phones on a variety of carriers can provide wifi access to a Nokia tablet or other device on the go - joiku and other software facilitate that.

My cell doesn't have wifi, so I have to tether via BT which is similar if slower. I travel with that setup (sans laptop) all the time. Works great.

[jalladin]

There are a number of ways to accomplish this - several cell phones on a variety of carriers can provide wifi access to a Nokia tablet or other device on the go - joiku and other software facilitate that.

My cell doesn't have wifi, so I have to tether via BT which is similar if slower. I travel with that setup (sans laptop) all the time. Works great.



your right, there are lots of cell phones to do tethering. as far as the quality of the wifi i read that it was awesome, but the tethering i heard it was spoty. I really was posing the question for those who would like to use the tablet as the phone and not have a cell phone and a tablet when you can have a similar plan; or really just a data plan to talk & txt all you want. you only get 4hrs out of the mifi when in constant use and around 10 days in standby. so needless to say if you have a weekly routine and you know at of all the place you go there may or may not be wifi availablethe that would mean you can save power if youe job, or coffee shop has wifi but while your out and roaming around it would be convenient to turn it on in between. but as you said it works for you to have a cell phone and a tablet using the tethering function, but with cutting out the price of having to buy the cell and the data plan plus the minute plan since most use the phone, i thought it would just be easier to have a thine device to get wifi from that only requires a data plan. :rolleyes:

[debernardis]

Last week I was almost to buy a MiFi but hell! I thought a Nokia E51 is more or less as small, does a wi-fi cloud plus plenty of other tasks (it's a phone and a symbian computer), shares the same charger with NITs and costs half the MiFi, here and now.

The consequence is that when the N900 will come out of Platoon's cavern and show in its glory, I'll have my voice sim card into its guts, plus I'll take an E51 just to make a Joikuspot personal network when needed with my data sim card, plus the occasional Symbian app without maemo analogues when needed (judging by now, I'd fire Audials Mobile and Ovi Maps 3, plus the Bolt Browser if I need to stay sober on bytes downloading).

[jalladin]

Last week I was almost to buy a MiFi but hell! I thought a Nokia E51 is more or less as small, does a wi-fi cloud plus plenty of other tasks (it's a phone and a symbian computer), shares the same charger with NITs and costs half the MiFi, here and now.

The consequence is that when the N900 will come out of Platoon's cavern and show in its glory, I'll have my voice sim card into its guts, plus I'll take an E51 just to make a Joikuspot personal network when needed with my data sim card, plus the occasional Symbian app without maemo analogues when needed (judging by now, I'd fire Audials Mobile and Ovi Maps 3, plus the Bolt Browser if I need to stay sober on bytes downloading).


well that works for you, but the E51 has enough going on to the point where i wouldn't bother jumping back and forth with the tablet and that, because if that has most of what you need ( out side the tablets size ) then what do you use the tablet for? I know if the N900 comes out and isn't within a good price range then I'll be using the n810 a lot longer then most who are overzealous to get the N900. To tell you the truth i would still rather have the mifi in most cases if i were still paying for the phone plan and i assume a data plan if your using it with the tablet..? well in any case the idea was more for the stand alone ability of the current tablet to be the one device you use instead of it being an accessory to your "PDA" phone that is just a few features shy of being on par with the NIT any way.


And the mifi has been out already...

[Benson]

well in any case the idea was more for the stand alone ability of the current tablet to be the one device you use instead of it being an accessory to your "PDA" phone that is just a few features shy of being on par with the NIT any way.
Yeah, but the point is, you can also use a phone in that exact same role, but also pick up more features (with a smart-phone) or get it cheaper than the MiFi (with a feature-phone), and also add the ability to make emergency calls. Not that the MiFi's a bad option, there's just not a huge benefit vs. the competition, especially for the N8x0, for which the bandwidth limitation of BT EDR vs. WiFi isn't likely to be a big deal.

[scanman717]

Last week I had the opportunity to test a Cradlepoint PHS300. Definitely need to get one to permanently carry with me.

It is carrier agnostic and works with a USB modem. Has it's own battery so you can use it anywhere. I used it for about 2 hours or so before I needed to charge it. You can charge it with an optional car charger.

Worked great with my 810 and my laptop. Speed was as good with my laptop as it would have been with the USB stick directly in my laptop.

For $179 us it is definitely worth it. I even used it to update Maemo mapper while I was driving which I thought was very cool. The one thing I did not do was watch streaming video or audio, so I cannot comment on that..

[VulcanRidr]

There are a number of ways to accomplish this - several cell phones on a variety of carriers can provide wifi access to a Nokia tablet or other device on the go - joiku and other software facilitate that.

Does anyone have a list of phones? My AT&T Crackberry curve is dying, and I am due for a replacement. So I would like to pick a phone that either supports wifi or tethering, preferably the former.

Thanks,
--vr

[FRZ]

So this only works with smartphones?mifi or tethering? I don't have a smartphone.

[Benson]

So this only works with smartphones?mifi or tethering? I don't have a smartphone.
I'm not sure I understand the query, but MiFi doesn't involve phones at all, and tethering (normal USB or BT variety) doesn't require a smartphone.

[SD69]

Yeah, but the point is, you can also use a phone in that exact same role, but also pick up more features (with a smart-phone) or get it cheaper than the MiFi (with a feature-phone), and also add the ability to make emergency calls. Not that the MiFi's a bad option, there's just not a huge benefit vs. the competition, especially for the N8x0, for which the bandwidth limitation of BT EDR vs. WiFi isn't likely to be a big deal.For the N8x0, there's not a lot of benefit to MiFi over BT tethering. On a netbook, you'll see faster speeds with MiFi. A couple of other things to look out for with the MiFi on Verizon or Sprint. It requires a separate data plan - you can't just use an existing SIM card, which means you pay extra $$. Secondly, you are not permitted to VoIP from a N8x0 through the MiFi according to the carriers' rules. The big advantage to MiFi over BT tethering is that you connect multiple devices instead of only 1 so it acts as a hotspot (but watch out for those data caps!).

[hordeman]

In the past, I would pair my N800 to my Nokia 6800 over BT. Considering that it only does Edge at best in the US (via T-Mobile), it was easy to set up and use. Now, I've updated my phone to an HTC G1 (Android) --- also through T-Mobile, but with 3G. Unfortunately, it doesn't do tethering out of the box; so, I had to "root it" with custom firmware. However, now that I've done that, I can turn the phone into a 3G hotspot and tether to it via Wifi. It works very well.

[crasbelize]

In the past, I would pair my N800 to my Nokia 6800 over BT. Considering that it only does Edge at best in the US (via T-Mobile), it was easy to set up and use. Now, I've updated my phone to an HTC G1 (Android) --- also through T-Mobile, but with 3G. Unfortunately, it doesn't do tethering out of the box; so, I had to "root it" with custom firmware. However, now that I've done that, I can turn the phone into a 3G hotspot and tether to it via Wifi. It works very well.

that's how i do it too.
I use walkinghotspot.
I have a data plan with sprint, which is only 15 bucks unlimited, including a wm phone which gives me thousands more apps available to me.

[hordeman]

that's how i do it too.
I use walkinghotspot.
I have a data plan with sprint, which is only 15 bucks unlimited, including a wm phone which gives me thousands more apps available to me.

How has sprint's service been? For awhile there, it looked like they were going to fade out into nothingness, but lately, it looks like they're making a big comeback with their 3G coverage. For me, I would say I get 3G in about 50%-70% of the places I visit, and it's getting better every day.

[jalladin]

Yeah, but the point is, you can also use a phone in that exact same role, but also pick up more features (with a smart-phone) or get it cheaper than the MiFi (with a feature-phone), and also add the ability to make emergency calls. Not that the MiFi's a bad option, there's just not a huge benefit vs. the competition, especially for the N8x0, for which the bandwidth limitation of BT EDR vs. WiFi isn't likely to be a big deal.

Thats fine, it was just a question to help me understand why tablet lovers havent been talking about this as much... its really what "You" like and prefer so if emergency calling is the deal breaker than for you thats the case but i think you can still call 911 from the tablets VoIP but I dnt know exactly where you would be routed to:confused:

and if you have a fully featured smart phone why have a MID that does the same with less app's ( apple anyone...) just to utilize the tethering...

[Den in USA]

.. its really what "You" like and prefer so if emergency calling is the deal breaker than for you thats the case but i think you can still call 911 from the tablets VoIP but I dnt know exactly where you would be routed to:confused:

The interesting thing about 911 calls is that reliability of reaching the 911 operator in an emergency depends mostly on where you live. For instance, In California USA, Verizon Wireless has proved to be the most reliable. However, I keep loosing my signal while traveling across Canada. Also, in the eastern part of USA, I could not call out because of a "busy" network. Sprint works poorly in the city where I live. Friends of mine with Sprint cannot use the cell phones in their own homes, they must go outside!

[sjgadsby]

...it was just a question to help me understand why tablet lovers havent been talking about this as much...

Well, there have been one or two occasions upon which the MiFi has been brought up in the course of discussion:

MiFi use? (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=298660)
Novatel Mifi Wireless Hotspot - Unlockable? (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=29010)
Sharing laptop wifi with N810... (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=272546#post272546)
3G-to-Wifi (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=253725#post253725)
Touch Book, ARM netbook/tablet (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=299950#post299950)
Cracking a wifi connection (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=269630#post269630)
Connecting to a 3G network (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=299348)
The $20 unlimited data plan (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=258521#post258521)
[UPDATE] Boingo Mobile: $3.98/month for 3 months (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=287699)
AT&T details 7.2Mbps 3G, backbone upgrades (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=291941)
N900 specs revealed (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=291681#post291681)
etc.


There's also the the earlier, and similar, CradlePoint router. It has also been discussed, though I'll leave searching out those threads as an exercise for the reader.

[FRZ]

I'm not sure I understand the query, but MiFi doesn't involve phones at all, and tethering (normal USB or BT variety) doesn't require a smartphone.Ok. So I was wondering how do I do this with my verizon alias phone and the n810? I do not have any data plan on it besides text messaging.

[pinguino89]

just asking, why have it for NITs if they can tether with your phone whenever you want?

It's awesom for other devices such as netbooks and laptops but i can't catch the utility with NITs :p :p

[Benson]

Thats fine, it was just a question to help me understand why tablet lovers havent been talking about this as much... its really what "You" like and prefer so if emergency calling is the deal breaker than for you thats the case but i think you can still call 911 from the tablets VoIP but I dnt know exactly where you would be routed to:confused:Honestly, emergency calls aren't a big deal to me. First, the MiFi wasn't around when I was shopping, so I haven't made a direct comparison since it came out; CradlePoint was around, but CradlePoint+UMTS stick costs more and is bulkier than my phone, and unlimited data + 300minutes voice on a phone plan comes out about the same price as pure unlimited data on a data-only plan. Knowing 911 will work right is just a cool bonus.

and if you have a fully featured smart phone why have a MID that does the same with less app's ( apple anyone...) just to utilize the tethering...Because I like the MID better, at least for some tasks (the specific reasons I like it better center around UNIX and the WVGA screen; there's no smartphone yet that combines these.). Following that logic, there'd definitely be no sense in carrying an N800 and an N810, right? (And perhaps you wouldn't...) But I do sometimes.

In fact, I don't have a smartphone; I went the cheap S40 route. But there are some people who use a smartphone for some tasks and an internet tablet for others, and that approach makes sense to me if you need more/better PIM stuff than the tablets offer.

Ok. So I was wondering how do I do this with my verizon alias phone and the n810? I do not have any data plan on it besides text messaging.Not sure, as I've used neither Verizon nor that phone. Look around howardforums.com, maybe starting here (http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1486058).

[jalladin]

well thanks sjgadsby for letting me know that, I've just been told...

I didnt see those threads pop up when i was starting this one, guess this will be another reason to talk about it, and add to "the list" then...


Anyways,

@Den in USA , thats a good thing you brought up : the spottiness of the service, depending on which carrier and your area.

It apears to be a few using the MiFi though.

[jalladin]

Honestly, emergency calls aren't a big deal to me. First, the MiFi wasn't around when I was shopping, so I haven't made a direct comparison since it came out; CradlePoint was around, but CradlePoint+UMTS stick costs more and is bulkier than my phone, and unlimited data + 300minutes voice on a phone plan comes out about the same price as pure unlimited data on a data-only plan. Knowing 911 will work right is just a cool bonus.

Because I like the MID better, at least for some tasks (the specific reasons I like it better center around UNIX and the WVGA screen; there's no smartphone yet that combines these.). Following that logic, there'd definitely be no sense in carrying an N800 and an N810, right? (And perhaps you wouldn't...) But I do sometimes.

In fact, I don't have a smartphone; I went the cheap S40 route. But there are some people who use a smartphone for some tasks and an internet tablet for others, and that approach makes sense to me if you need more/better PIM stuff than the tablets offer.

Not sure, as I've used neither Verizon nor that phone. Look around howardforums.com, maybe starting here (http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1486058).


I completely understand your stand point ( i'm a gadget lover as well ) and that really why started this thread to see what others think and are doing with there NIT's. i would like to use the tablet by its self but thats because I'm stationed in south Korea right now and i can use my cell so I have wifi every where on base. When i go back to the states i was thinking that since i like the tablet so much that it should be my phone instead of having another device to use ( i've been through so many phones, more than 20 in a year and not because the were broken either) so i thought to my self if i do get one it should be smaller then the others I've had in the past but have a bit of functionality (like the one you have;) ) to it in case i have a day where i dnt want to carry both i can just make due with the phone. I still like the full featured PDA's like the Samsung Impression for at&t, I text and do a lot of web messaging so that phone looks great ( although i just got out of a horrible two year relationship with At&T and dnt wana go back) but its darn near the same size as the N810 if not bigger so I knew wearing fitted clothes and not packing a bag all the time wouldn't be a good fit with it. and knowing me the cheapest plane wont do ( $30 minute plan ) i talk a bit so thats why i was just thinking about how nice it would be to talk and txt all i want on my tablet using a mobile hotspot device connection, my average bill was 90 dollars a month with at&t because i had a 500 min voice and unlimited data which was like $60 + $30 + tax = even though i got a military discount it was still kinda high so a 30 dollar drop would have been nice.

[speculatrix]

I wrote a script for my linux laptop so that I could share its 3G adaptor with tablet and ipodTouch over ad-hoc wifi. Does anyone want a copy? it sets up wifi interface with ad-hoc, adds a wep key (can't use WPA with ad-hoc), fires up a DHCP server on wifi, enables IP forwarding, and sets up masquerading on the wan port.

[Rider]

I wrote a script for my linux laptop so that I could share its 3G adaptor with tablet and ipodTouch over ad-hoc wifi. Does anyone want a copy? it sets up wifi interface with ad-hoc, adds a wep key (can't use WPA with ad-hoc), fires up a DHCP server on wifi, enables IP forwarding, and sets up masquerading on the wan port.

Yes, please upload the script!

[tekplay]

just asking, why have it for NITs if they can tether with your phone whenever you want?

It's awesom for other devices such as netbooks and laptops but i can't catch the utility with NITs :p :p

1. More consistent internet connectivity.
2. Not using up the battery on my phone.
3. Ability to make phone calls while connected to the internet.
4. Can connect 5 devices.
5. Its another device to talk about and carry.

[hordeman]

5. Its another device to ... carry.

You sir, have a great sense of optimism! :)

[scanman717]

I wrote a script for my linux laptop so that I could share its 3G adaptor with tablet and ipodTouch over ad-hoc wifi. Does anyone want a copy? it sets up wifi interface with ad-hoc, adds a wep key (can't use WPA with ad-hoc), fires up a DHCP server on wifi, enables IP forwarding, and sets up masquerading on the wan port.

Yes please, I would like a copy of that script as well!!!

[pinguino89]

1. More consistent internet connectivity.
2. Not using up the battery on my phone.
3. Ability to make phone calls while connected to the internet.
4. Can connect 5 devices.
5. Its another device to talk about and carry.

yes, I agree with the fact that you can connect more devices, but you can call and receive calls while connected yet ( at lest with my e51 i can :p ), yes I don't use cellphone battery but i use the Wefi battery no?? xD and I think that it's a bad thing to carry a third device ( 4th for me with my second cell...)
for the most consistent Internet connectivity, I don't know, it might be possible but still depends on the signal, if you are under 3,5g (HSDPA) if you go with wifi or cell connectivity, the difference i think is very little of irrilevant

[speculatrix]

Yes please, I would like a copy of that script as well!!!

it's called "adhoc_wifi_gateway" and is in the scripts folder on my website here.

http://www.zaurus.org.uk/downloads.html

save file to /usr/local/bin/ on your laptop as root, set as executable ("chmod u+x blahblah") and edit to suit.

I tidied it up a lot with many comments to hopefully make it easy to fix. I wrote it for SuSE, I'll test it with umbongo when I next boot it, and I'll be happy to accept improvements or fixes


HTH
Paul

[JayOnThaBeat]

...Secondly, you are not permitted to VoIP from a N8x0 through the MiFi according to the carriers' rules.

Can you link to this? I've been googling, and actually found quite the opposite... people saying that VOIP works great over it.

///EDIT

I just read thru Sprint's T&C http://nextelonline.nextel.com/en/legal/legal_terms_privacy_popup.shtml ... didn't see anything about it there.

[JayOnThaBeat]

Here's my situation.

I have Comcast broadband at home (no tv, just net), which is costing ~$60 a month. I use it a lot... so much so that it consumes my life! I have a wireless router, and I connect my pc and n810 through it (with nothing wired).

I also have a prepaid cell phone with a very cheap rate, but with very little minutes (I am not a big fan of talking on the phone.) However, I just got google voice set up and have been making all the calls I want (in hot spots) over gvoice+gizmo+dialcentral. (fyi, the gizmo client is waaaaay more reliable than internet call)

I am pondering getting a Mifi. It would allow me (I hope) to make my free calls (virtually) anywhere, get online with my n810 (virtually) anywhere, and i would still be able to use my pc with it. I think it would also help my life out to have limits imposed so i leave the house ;) And, at the same cost, it seems like it would be worth it to go mobile.

I think the only thing standing in my way is whether or not the above-mentioned VOIP block is real or not.

Any opinions on the matter?

Thx.

[SD69]

Can you link to this? I've been googling, and actually found quite the opposite... people saying that VOIP works great over it.

///EDIT

I just read thru Sprint's T&C http://nextelonline.nextel.com/en/legal/legal_terms_privacy_popup.shtml ... didn't see anything about it there.

"Services are not available for use in connection with server devices or host computer applications, other systems that drive continuous heavy traffic or data sessions, or as substitutes for private lines or frame relay connections. Except with Phone-as-Modem plans, you may not use a phone (including a Bluetooth phone) as a modem in connection with a computer, PDA, or similar device. We reserve the right to deny or terminate service without notice for any misuse or any use that adversely affects network performance."

People may be doing VoIP, but it is not permitted.

[SD69]

Here's my situation.

I have Comcast broadband at home (no tv, just net), which is costing ~$60 a month. I use it a lot... so much so that it consumes my life! I have a wireless router, and I connect my pc and n810 through it (with nothing wired).

I also have a prepaid cell phone with a very cheap rate, but with very little minutes (I am not a big fan of talking on the phone.) However, I just got google voice set up and have been making all the calls I want (in hot spots) over gvoice+gizmo+dialcentral. (fyi, the gizmo client is waaaaay more reliable than internet call)

I am pondering getting a Mifi. It would allow me (I hope) to make my free calls (virtually) anywhere, get online with my n810 (virtually) anywhere, and i would still be able to use my pc with it. I think it would also help my life out to have limits imposed so i leave the house ;) And, at the same cost, it seems like it would be worth it to go mobile.

I think the only thing standing in my way is whether or not the above-mentioned VOIP block is real or not.

Any opinions on the matter?

Thx.In your situation with a strong 3G signal at home and multiple devices, MiFi makes some sense but be careful of the 5GB cap, and of course, 2 year contracts. The VoIP is not currently "blocked" just prohibited, but a risk that they may act to block it during the 2 years.

[JayOnThaBeat]

this would be a "phone as a modem" plan, wouldnt it?

[SD69]

this would be a "phone as a modem" plan, wouldnt it?No, it's a data service on which VoIP is not approved.

[Lord Raiden]

Meh, there's easy ways around that. You can easily do voip on your phone by simply disguising the data packets. Assuming of course that's what they're looking for. If they're looking for an actual voip program, then that's different.

[JayOnThaBeat]

So does anyone have experience using the n8x0 with this thing (or has heard of anyone using it)?

[crasbelize]

How has sprint's service been? For awhile there, it looked like they were going to fade out into nothingness, but lately, it looks like they're making a big comeback with their 3G coverage. For me, I would say I get 3G in about 50%-70% of the places I visit, and it's getting better every day.

am not complaining and am a pickie person.
at the job, i work in the basement...and I still browse the web at high speeds....i listen to live radio with only 1 bar on my phone.

[neatojones]

I've been contemplating using an adapter to hook up the N810 to a Verizon USB modem... I posted over here to see if anyone might have any idea if this would work: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=307143&postcount=107

But, really, this seems like a better option to me in the long run than using a Mifi because it goes straight to the phone and I don't think Verizon is going to care too much if you're using VOIP because it's not expecting you to be using a mobile device, but is expecting you to be using a laptop, netbook, or computer (which typically aren't used as primary phones).

This option would be smaller than the Mifi and would allow you to have internet/voice/email anywhere you get a 3G signal. If I got this working, I don't know why I'd need my old phone anymore.

PS: Forgive the double post, but I just found this thread and thought it might be a better place to post about this.

[Texrat]

Yeah, but the point is, you can also use a phone in that exact same role, but also pick up more features (with a smart-phone) or get it cheaper than the MiFi (with a feature-phone), and also add the ability to make emergency calls. Not that the MiFi's a bad option, there's just not a huge benefit vs. the competition, especially for the N8x0, for which the bandwidth limitation of BT EDR vs. WiFi isn't likely to be a big deal.

Okay, then here's my question:

How?

I've been looking for a way to share network services ad hoc, from a phone or any other device to two or more tablets, for a long time. Now, I haven't tried any solutions in a while because I gave up in frustration when suggested methods never worked. That's right, I was never able to share my home LAN ad hoc over bluetooth despite following instructions to a T... much less getting 2 tablets onto the internet using my GSM phone.

So maybe I just need to search on this topic again if you're saying it can be done. Maybe I missed some development after giving up. I'm sure willing to try again-- but if someone with my background can't get it working, then there's no way the average consumer can.

[JayOnThaBeat]

My solution is in the mail :).

Boost Motorola i605!

Granted 19.9 kbps is slow as sh|t, but it should be adequate for modest and im'ing.

I can't wait!