[ale] NewbieQs on 'tethered' net connections

[Mills John M-NPHW64]

ALErs -

1. Is there a HOWTO on this that can suggest specs and models of low-end phones for net access from my Linux laptop? 

2. If my phone account doesn't provide a direct net connection of some kind, is it practical to telephone my ISP's dial-in modems and run that way?

Some notes make it look just like setting up PPP through a modem and others seem more like a network link. I have a couple of half-*ssed ideas about what's going on, but nothing solid.

Thanks.

 - Mills
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