[c-nsp] HWIC-3G-* experience?

[Gerald Krause]

Seth Mattinen wrote:
> Does anyone have any experience with the HWIC-3G-* cards in real life? 
> I'm considering emergency access plans using these as opposed to 
> traditional methods, and I'd be interested in any success or horror 
> stories before jumping in.

Works here in Germany with T-Mobile (UMTS/HSDPA). We use it as backup 
for some DSL circuits. Good signal coverage is a precondition, that's 
why we have ordered a special external antenna:

http://www.wimo.com/cgi-bin/verteiler.pl?url=gsm-antennas_e.html

Maybe a little bit dangerous: We have to unlock the SIM card 
permanently, at least in our setup with a 1841 and a HWIC-3G-GSM. So a 
stealer could use it without cracking.

--
Gerald   (ax/tc)