Re: success story

[Carl Karsten <carl personnelware com>]

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Trey Nolen<support internetpro net> wrote:
>
>> Awesome, thanks for the rave :)  Good to hear the success stories while
>> slaving away in the sausage factory :)
>>
>> TBH though, it's interesting that your configuration required the
>> username and password.  Do you mind sharing that if it doesn't contain
>> any personal information?  Sprint doesn't care what they are (they could
>> be guest/guest), I was under the assumption that Verizon didn't either.
>
>
> Verizon's username/password is:
> username: <10 digit phone number>@vzw3g.com
> pass: vzw
>
>
> Not sure how that could be automated much more unless there is some way
> to realize that the CDMA connection is actually a Verizon one. I guess
> we could prompt for carrier? Then, ask for the phone number if they pick
> Verizon.
>
> Also, it should be noted that I was using my phone. The dedicated
> USB/PCCard devices also have a phone number associated with them and use
> the same user/pass combo.  Most people don't know the phone number
> associated with their USB device.  I know that Verizon's software
> prompts for the number, but already has it filled in, so it is able to
> read it from somewhere in the device.
>


My GF got a verison card for her Mac.  I can stick it in my linux box,
pick  nm's "Auto Mobile Broadband (CDMA) connection"  and it just
works.

dmesg

[22246.904627] usb 7-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[22247.115925] usb 7-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[22248.061132] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
[22248.061159] USB Serial support registered for generic
[22248.061259] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[22248.061263] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core


[22248.073507] USB Serial support registered for GSM modem (1-port)
[22248.073641] option 7-1:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[22248.073797] usb 7-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[22248.073826] option 7-1:1.1: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[22248.073917] usb 7-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
[22248.073943] usbcore: registered new interface driver option
[22248.073947] option: v0.7.2:USB Driver for GSM modems
[22345.117757] PPP BSD Compression module registered
[22345.125091] PPP Deflate Compression module registered



-- 
Carl K