[ale] Connecting through a Spring PCS???

[jeff]

I'd call again and ask *why* it won't work with Linux.  If the answer is "because
the software we give you only runs on Windows" then you've been given an
non-answer.  You would next ask to speak with someone who knows the provided
software deeply and maybe then you can find out what you need to accomplish in
Linux to get it to work.

- Jeff

Anthony Yezzi wrote:

> Has anyone tried/succeeded to connect to the internet or in general
> just use their modem in Linux with a Sprint PCS. My wife bought me
> a new Sprint PCS phone along with the kit (it looks simply like a
> serial cable) required to use the PCS from one's laptop modem, and
> ALAS, the kit came with a CD containing a dialer program supporting
> MS Windows only. When I called sprint to see if this program was
> absolutely necessary (not merely just a dialer) in order to use
> the PCS hardware with my laptop (Inspiron 7500) modem they said
> yes and also said that it wouldn't work with Linux. So I thought,
> before I give up and return this Christmas present from my wife,
> that I would check if anyone else has tried this successfully.
> Searching the web wasn't very fruitful.
>
> Cheers,
> Tony Yezzi
> Georgia Tech
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