(Telstra) Wireless Broadband USB Modem under Linux?

Frank Slootweg wrote:

BTW, there should also be a 3[.5]G version of the Acer Aspire One in
the future. The general spec sheet already mentions the specs, and for a
layman like me, it looks like it will do everything, i.e. all the
frequencies, both for GSM and UMTS [1]:

Acer

WWAN: UMTS/HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) at 850/1900/2100 MHz and
quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), upgradeable to 7.2 Mb/s
HSDPA and 2 Mb/s HSUPA (for 3G models)
Supports receiver diversity and equalizes at 2100 MHz

/Acer

Not quite everything - no 900MHz UMTS, so it won't get full coverage on
Optus's 3G network. It looks interesting though.

OH and BTW I saw a "news" item the other day where a young bloke had used
his mobile as a modem. In two months his bill had risen to some $40,000.
Better check the fine print.

In our newspaper it was Euro 40,000, about 1.7 times as much. So it
looks like a little bit of urban legend with 40,000 in any currency.
There must be *some* currency where 40,000 isn't too much! :-)

There is - and it's an ex Dutch colony. 40,000 Indonesian rupiahs is
about $5.50 or €3.