Re: Add a "primary" attribute to provider in the mobile broadband provider info database

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 13:58 -0700, Jason Glasgow wrote:
> Any chance of pushing this? -Jason

Done.

> 
> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 8:07 AM, Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com> wrote:
>         
>         On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 15:24 -0400, Jason Glasgow wrote:
>         > I've noticed that some providers (e.g.
>         AldiTalk/MedionMobile, blau.de,
>         > E-Plus, simyo Internet, NetCologne in Germany, or 3 in
>         Sweden) all
>         > share the same set of PLMNs in the mobile broadband provider
>         info
>         > (MBPI) database. This means that looking up a provider in
>         the database
>         > based on the PLMN yields more than one provider.  After
>         talking to
>         > some providers, it appears that in certain instances one can
>         read the
>         > SPN file from the SIM card and use this to disambiguate
>         between the
>         > different provider entries in the database.
>         >
>         >
>         > Other carriers though have indicated that sometimes the SPN
>         file on
>         > the SIM is empty (or non existent), and in that case one
>         should select
>         > the 'primary' or default provider.
>         >
>         >
>         > I propose that we add an attribute to the provider entity to
>         indicate
>         > that it is the 'primary' provider for a given set of PLMNs.
>         >
>         >
>         > Attached is a patch that defines the attribute and applies
>         it to a few
>         > providers.
>         >
>         >
>         > Thoughts?
>         
>         
>         I think it's a fine idea.  Anyone have objections?
>         
>         Dan
>         
>         >
>         > -Jason
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