I am using both the Airtel USB Data device and the BSNL EV-DO. I am also aware the Tata Photon Plus can be made to work with Hardy with a bit of tweaking. The Airtel device is auto-recognized by Hardy, and is zero-config. In many cases, these devices can be made to work with GNU/Linux as generic modems, even while there is no explicit support from the vendor. satish On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Krishnakant <krmane(a)gmail.com> wrote:

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Krishnakant <krmane(a)gmail.com> wrote: The Tata Indicom CDMA based Internet connection I had a while back did not work in Vashi sector 14 from April to July (2009) for me and hence I did not bother to pay the bills for a service I never got. This connection did work on Ubuntu with heavy packet drops all along while I was staying in Mankhurd before moving to Vashi after my marriage in April. I could hardly access the Internet with the connection. On inquiring at the Vashi Showroom of Tata Indicom about why I was _not_ getting_ any_ internet connectivity, I was told to upgrade to a Photon connection which did not support GNU/Linux. I've blogged a while back about this at this URL http://vivekvc.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/tata-indicom-cdma-usb-modem/ A few days back I came to know that Tata Indicom had sent a legal notice to my permanent residence address in Cochin threatening to sue me unless I pay approximately Rs 1800/- which according to Tata Indicom is the amount I have defaulted. I would never ever recommend Tata Indicom to anyone again, their connection speeds and service is horrible plus they consider suing their ex clients after giving horrible ( read no service at all) service. Regards, -- Vivek Varghese Cherian Senior Systems Administrator Website : http://vivekvc.freeshell.org Blog: http://vivekvc.wordpress.com Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekvc IRC: Vivek and ViveKVC on both Freenode and OFTC GPG Key fingerprint: 0F53 447E A8D1 C4F7 C14E F117 A040 E935 7DFA D159