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how to set up a “cellphone server”? [closed]

The thing is, I have seen many apps on android and apple marketplaces that allows you to send texts via a device that is not necessarily a phone, some of those apps can give a number, and persons can ...
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Cellular Bandwidth Measurement IPerf

I am trying to obtain the bandwidth of a cellular link (3G) using IPerf. When I specify a time parameter this duration is never consistent usually being above. While if I specify a given amount of ...
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How could I set up redundant HSDPA (3G) modems for my internet connection?

How would I go about setting up four 3G (I'll use this as a shorthand for GPRS/EDGE/HSPA etc.) modems, each one for a different network, on my machine so that if my first choice network gives bad ...
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Trace AT commands to a modem

I have a HSDPA modem attached to the USB port and I use the software that came bundled up with this modem to connect to the Internet. Can I trace the AT commands issued to this modem using a packet ...
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AT commands to activate CDMA modem?

Does anyone know the AT commands to activate a CDMA modem or update the roaming capabilities?
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Can one minimize the amount of internet traffic generated by a netbook when tethering it to a cell phone?

I would like to tether a netbook running Windows XP, via USB, to a Nokia E63 cell phone. I have a smallish data plan:500MB/month. I simply want to pick up mail and browse the web. It would be nice to ...
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What are the requirements to listen to Pandora on a mobile device? [closed]

I work at an office where Pandora is blocked. Until Pandora, I never really had any application that I wanted to run on a mobile device, so I just carry around a cheap cell phone. I would like to ...
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Using the T-Mobile Edge Network on the Laptop

I have EDGE on T-Mobile and I want to use that internet connection on my laptop. I think it is called tethering. Any ideas
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Use case for sharing wifi over bluetooth? [closed]

What is the use case for applications like PDAnet or Android Wifi Tether supporting sharing wifi over Bluetooth? A friend and I were discussing this, and neither of us could figure out why you would ...
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How do I usb tether my Cyanogen modded G1's internet connection to my Toshiba Tecra 8000 running Xubuntu?

I have usb-tethering enabled in my phone. It works fine with Vista. When I plug my phone into my Tecra 8000 laptop running Xubuntu, dmesg shows: "usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd ...
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How much data bandwidth can a 3G gsm cell tower can support? [closed]

I was always wondering how many simultaneous users can a 3G tower supports with its data rates? I mean they advertise 28.8Mb/Sec for the 3G Data but in reality if a lot of people use it say 10 , it ...
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How do cell phone data plan's handle a phone's IP address?

I noticed when using my phone's data access that I have a public IP. How is the network setup with this (using Verizon): Am I behind a proxy server and the IP is the proxies, not my own? If not, is ...
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Use Nokia E71 (USB) as cellular modem on Ubuntu 8.04

Is there a way to use my E71 as a cellular modem on Ubuntu 8.04? I'm using a USB cable to eliminate any Bluetooth problems, and prefer USB over Wi-Fi sharing solutions. Thanks, Adam
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Windows 7: Don't download updates while connected with cellular internet

I want my Windows 7 to install updates without asking me except while it is connected to the internet with a cellular network. How can I do that?