Bagi yang biasa berkecimpung di bidang wireless, istilah Tower Triangel pasti tidak asing lagi, tetapi bagi yang baru mempelajari tentang wireless, mungkin baru tau istilah dari tower triangel ini.

Tower Triangel adalah tower yang biasa digunakan untuk pemasangan Wireless Internet, RTRW Net, Taxi Radio Komunikasi Repeater, dan lain lain. Seperti namanya, Tower Triangel ini berbentuk konstruksi rangka batang segitiga, yang bahan dasar terbuat dari baja, maupun galvanis.

Untuk kedua bahan dasar tersebut, secara fungsinya sama saja, hanya saja untuk galvanis relatif lebih ringan dibandingkan baja, dan harga material galvanis lebih mahal dibandingkan dengan baja

Tower Triangel tidak memiliki ukuran baku, tetapi ukuran triangel biasanya sebesar 25×25x25 cm, dengan panjang 1 stack sekitar 4-5 meter. 1 stack ini panjang per bagian dari tower, semakin pendek stack, maka semakin nuat tower tersebut, karena tingkat kelenturan semakin pendek.

Dalam pemasangan tower ini, ada istilah sling baja, dimana sling ini adalah kabel penguat tower, dimana sling baja ini berguna untuk menahan baja dari goyangan angin dan hujan. Pemasangan sling baja ini, kalau tidak berpengalaman akan mengakibatkan tower tidak center, dan membahayakan orang yang ada di sekeliling tower.

Bahan berikutnya yang tidak kalah penting adalah penangkal petir. Penangkal petir sifatnya wajib dipasang di Tower Triangel, sebab ketinggian tower yang diatas 20 meter akan dapat membahayakan keselamatan orang yang ada di sekitar rumah apabila terjadi hujan dan petir

You’re sitting comfortably in your living room using your wireless laptop one night when all of a sudden, you lose Internet connectivity. Yet, your spouse is over in the kitchen using the wireless home PC surfing the web like there’s no tomorrow, so you’re wondering, “Hey, what gives?”

Losing a wifi signal can be frustrating, especially when you may not necessarily know how to troubleshoot it. Below is a list of various wifi problems and basic solutions that can be applied.

Wireless Connectivity is Lost On One Computer

• If the computer has a built-in wireless adapter, make sure it is turned on. A customer once had to pay me $50.00 to spend less than five minutes troubleshooting six months without wireless Internet all because she accidentally flicked the wireless on/off switch somehow and didn’t realize it.
• If a USB wireless adapter is used on the computer, unplug it for a few seconds and then plug it back in. A lot of the older USB wireless adapters “lock up” after long periods of use and will kill your wifi signal. Unplugging it and plugging it again should do the trick.
• Reinstall wireless network adapter drivers by running the CD that came with your wireless USB adapter. If your computer has a built-in wireless adapter, visit the computer manufacturer’s website and search for the wireless network drivers to download and install.
• Restart your wireless router/access point. Unplug the power cord from your wireless router or access point and leave it off for at least 10 seconds before powering it up again. If this does not work, try the next suggestion.
• Connect to a different wireless network. If you are able to successfully connect to a different wireless network, then your wireless router/access point needs to be replaced.

Wireless Connectivity is Lost on All Computers

• Restart your wireless router/access point. Routers can freeze up when under a heavy wireless load. Unplug the power cord from your wireless router or access point and leave it off for at least 10 seconds before powering it up again.
• If all computers get their wireless connectivity restored, then it’s a done deal. Otherwise, if all computers lose connectivity again or connection speed is extremely slow, then the router will need to be replaced. Before replacing the router, I recommend calling a computer technician or calling the router manufacturer’s tech support so they can check its configuration.

A Message of “Limited or No Connectivity” Displays on Your Wireless Computer and Cannot Access the Internet

• Make sure you have typed the correct passphrase for your wireless connection if it is secured with one.
• Windows XP Users: Go to Start>Run>type  cmd>click OK. In the command prompt window, type ipconfig /release and press Enter. Then, type ipconfig /renew and press Enter. There is a space between ipconfig and the backslash.
• Windows Vista/7 Users: Go to Start>type cmd under Search Programs and Files>press Enter. In the command prompt window, type ipconfig /release and then ipconfig /renew. There is a space between ipconfig and the backslash.
• If none of the above solutions work, contact a professional computer technician or call the router manufacturer’s tech support for advanced troubleshooting.

-The AyTeeGuy

Hello. It is Noon and I am sitting at a local Starbucks. This blog may give me reasons to get out, enjoy more coffee and make live observations of the world around me. Rather than head to the airport for people watching, which really was hampered with 9/11 and the security changes. I mean, prior to 9/11, you could walk your family and friends to the gate. And, as any people watcher knows, the best people are walking to and from the gate. Ah, but I digress …

I watched CBS Sunday Morning this morning. Watching Sunday Morning is one of my morning rituals, when I skip church and have the house to myself. Well, this morning they did a story on the female director of ‘It’s Complicated’. I don’t remember her name, I’m sorry. She also directed Father of the Bride I and II, as well as Baby Boom. Three excellent movies. Ah, again, I digress.

Ok, so the woman spoke about how many of her ideas come from real life. She stated her imagination is not all that great. I can relate. Though I have no problem daydreaming or thinking about things that are not real, I find my mind does a better job of imagination when I incorporate real life. And now I will bring this full circle…

As I sit at this local Starbucks, paying for wireless internet access, I am able to babble about the real world through my very own imagination. For instance, a gentleman is sitting in a chair to my left. Prior to taking his seat, he put his book down on the table next to mine, while he ordered his coffee. I glanced at his book, and I laughed to myself. (Had I laughed out loud, it would have blown my cover, right?)

This anonymous gentleman is reading “In Search of the Obvious” by Jack Trout. Now, because information is so instantaneous, I could find out more about the book and the author with a quick Google search. Perhaps you have already done the search, or quite possibly, you are a more avid reader than I am, and you know the book and author. Me? I do not. And, I am not going to Google to find out about the book or the author. At least, I won’t Google it now. I am going to enjoy the coincidence or irony of having this man place his book on the table next to mine. As I observe the world around me, the title of the book mocks me – humors me – it states the obvious.

So, as I sit, having enjoyed a Strawberry & Blueberry Yogurt Parfait and sipping my water, I come to a close on my weekend away. I checked into a hotel on Friday, spending a full weekend all by myself. And, though I was all by myself, I never once felt alone. It’s amazing how you can be surrounded by tons of people and feel alone, yet be by yourself and feel surrounded (or something like that). Whatever. I enjoyed my weekend. I look forward to seeing the boys when I get home, and I look forward to seeing my husband. And you know, this weekend did me some good. I hope to do this more – I hope to get away for more weekends by myself.

Before I return to my world of motherhood and wifehood, I look around me in search of the obvious. This Starbucks is becoming busy, as the traffic increases. The rain doesn’t seen to keep folks away from their caffeine fix. I see couples, girlfriends, family and men. Surprisingly, I see many single men. And, I use the term ’single’ to mean they are, like me, alone. They did not come with a friend, a spouse, a coworker or family member. I wonder about their story. Are they lonely or just alone? Are they enjoying moments of silence away from their noisy and action packed house? Are they doing research for a school project? As I search for the obvious, it becomes obvious that some things aren’t so obvious.

Well, I guess that’s it for today. My weekend is coming to a close. I will leave this local Starbucks and head to a local grocery store. I will buy some hot dogs and marshmallows, because the boys asked me to bring that home for them. (How blessed I am to have boys with simple requests, eh?) I will return to my life, though I never really left it. And, I hope I bring a greater sense of clarity home with me. I hope I bring a greater sense of motivation to make myself, my marriage and my life better. No promises to myself or you.

Though what this weekend gave me was priceless, it wasn’t free. This weekend, this break and even this wireless internet access . . . I paid for this.

It seems like everywhere you go in downtown Philly, someone is handling out CLEAR Wimax propoganda. They are all over TV and Print ads and have quite a few branch locations around town too. They offer low prices which is always a good thing. But… what the people really want to know is, “how GOOD is this CLEAR internet service?”

Well people, I looked into this a bit and came across an interesting article writted by the Philadelphia Home Technology Examiner. It has some pretty good info.

It looks like in some areas of the city CLEAR is pretty fast but in others (FISHTOWNERS) are crawling like a 3am drunk… Take a minute to check the stats and get more info on CLEAR internet service.

http://www.examiner.com/x-22748-Philadelphia-Home-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Clear-Wimax-4G-Philadelphia-Prelaunch-Review–Speed-Tests

it’s been very quiet this holidays on the blogging front, especially since carmen and cloud are both overseas (and ben posting is quite a rare occurence), and tomorrow i’m off to the gold coast, so i might as well post one more time.  wait, does the hotel apartment have wi-fi?  i can’t remember. 

trying to find a work placement has been a dismal failure.  mum wants me to think big and have something to do with my future career, such as doctor, lawyer, etc.  you know, the usual cliches we always use.  i want to do something nice and easy and fun, like working at a cafe.  i’m thinking short-term, part-time student jobs.  and i always get tongue tied on the phone.

when you hear someone’s voice over a piece of technology, i.e. phone, video camera, etc. it always sounds like them to me.  but when i hear my voice on tape, etc.  it sounds nothing like it.  but my voice alters too much, i guess, and maybe it sounds different echoeing in your skull?  i don’t know.

also, i was binge reading books (the mortal instruments series, by cassandra clare.  it’s really good) and when the characters were talking to each other, sometimes they talked in very large paragraphs.  granted, the font size was a bit big in one of the books, but i could never manage to talk that long without pausing to think about my next sentence or messing up my words.  like my tongue’s to big for my mouth.  well, they are book characters, bezzle.  okay never mind.

i am really looking forward to year ten (except for work experience, but if i sort that out i’d look forward to that too) but i’m scared too.  i liked year nine.  it’s a safe year level to be.  year seven and eight, older students look down on you.  year ten and senior years are very important.  year nine was just right.

i was just going to type something, but i forgot almost instantaneously.  i like that word.

and reading max’s post made me laugh, and it made me think.  i totally agree with him on most of the points (i’ve never played cluedo in my life) but especially point four. 

“when other people bust a move, i bust a hip”

i think i read a joke along those lines somewhere.  or maybe i made it up.  i have no idea.  i wouldn’t bust a hip yet, but i’d probably pull a hamstring or twist an ankle or something.

it’s a gloomy day, it’s dark and i’m alone typing on my laptop. 

bezzle’s tip for life #563:

never sit in the third row of seats in a four -wheel drive if you can help it.

Posted By, Bobbie Johnson, Las Vegas, guardian.co.uk, Friday 8 January 2010 09.30 GMT

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lan Mulally, president and CEO of Ford, delivers his keynote speech at the 2010 CES. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters.

A century after it first revolutionised the car industry, Ford plans to make its vehicles more hi-tech – by letting drivers listen to internet radio, conduct web searches and even send Twitter messages straight from the dashboard.

Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Ford chief executive Alan Mulally unveiled the next generation of Ford’s in-car Sync entertainment system and said that it would be able to do everything they expected from a computer or mobile phone.

“We are actually now bringing the internet to the car,” he said. “We’re going to bring all the applications you can get on mobile phones today, we’ll bring in the car – absolutely hands-free, voice activated, and focused on the road – but you can get access to all your cool stuff.”

The system, called Sync MyTouch, is based around a pair of dashboard touchscreen computers that allow drivers and passengers to carry out a number of activities while they drive thanks to a wireless internet or 3G connection.

The touch or voice activated systems can be synchronised with mobile handsets like the iPhone – they can use any one of hundreds of applications specifically designed for Sync, such as built-in satellite navigation and local search.

The technology, which was developed in conjunction with Microsoft and was first unveiled in 2007, is currently only available in 12 of the company’s north American models – but Mulally said new Sync modules would be integrated into 80% of the company’s US cars within five years.

Last year it said there were plans to launch the system in European models later in 2010,

Despite concerns over safety, the company says that using Sync should be no more – as long as drivers to the same rules about using other in-car devices, such as satellite navigation systems and mobile phones.

“The whole process of interface design is also more critical in a vehicle, because the driver is dealing with so many more inputs,” said Ford vice president Derrick Kuzak. “We have to keep interfaces simple and intuitive. And they have to minimize driver distraction.”

The world’s fourth-largest car maker says it hopes that providing extras like internet connectivity can help boost its fortunes as the American auto industry struggles to cope with the effects of the recession.

Although Ford suffered substantially during the depths of the financial crisis – posting record losses of $14.6bn (£9.1bn) in 2008 – the company appears to be on the up. Unlike its Detroit rivals, General Motors and Chrysler, the company did not file for bankruptcy and $2.3bn (£1.4bn) in profit for the second quarter of 2009.

Mulally said that improving the technology inside its cars was an important part of turning around the company and making it a leader once again.

“We believe these features have a place in every Ford vehicle, not just our luxury models,” he said.

URL Link to the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/08/ces-2010-ford

I love to chill.  In fact, it’s a large part of why I love this region so much.  People here understand the value of lounging.

Anyway, my favorite two places at the moment are Library du Paris and Wild Jordan.  Both have wireless internet and are set up to allow one to spend long hours reading, studying, surfing, or socializing.

Wild Jordan is in Jabal Amman and has a ‘library’.  It’s actually more a room with just a handful of books and really comfy couches and chairs.  You can buy something, but it’s not required.  The windows look out onto this amazing view of downtown Amman.  I love it on rainy days and I’ve spent four or five hours there at a time.  Of course, there’s also a restaurant there if you get hungry.  Some of the food is good but I find it a bit pricey to dine at too often.  Its at the end of Rainbow Street and to the left about a ‘block’.

My other favorite place, Cafe du Paris, is located on Paris Square in Jabal Wiebdeh.  There you can order a coffee and, again, reside for hours.  In the afternoons and many evenings it’s quiet and I like to go to study the Arabic or get on the internet on my laptop.  They also have one computer there if you’ve left your laptop at home. There’s a bookstore with books in French, Arabic, English, Italian, and Spanish.

So I’ve been looking around to get a 3G USB dongle. Basically you get a subscription at a phone provider and they give you a USB stick that you can plug into your laptop to have internet anywhere in Japan. Sounds simple, right? Well, it isn’t.

First of all, there’s a lot of different providers, and each provider usually offers several different types of contract. Things that differ are the minimum cost each month, the maximum cost each month, the way the cost increases with your usage and the amount it costs to buy off your contract before it finishes. All the offers I’ve found so far require you to sign a contract for 2 years, which, in my opinion, is way too long.

So far I’ve found that Au offers a rather crappy service that nobody recommends. There’s emobile which seems to be rather pricy, and so far I’ve found that NTT Docomo provides the best deal yet, with a minimum monthly fee of 1000 yen, and max of 6000 yen.

So why didn’t I already get the Docomo deal and post about my happiness from the rooftop with my new wireless internet? The reason is this: if you sign a contract for this wireless internet (Docomo or emobile, maybe other providers too), you basically get a free netbook. That’s right. A free netbook. Fairly sweet deal. Except there are lots of different netbooks.

This adds a whole bunch of other variables into the mix. I’ll list them here. The choice of netbook brand and type is different for each phone provider and for each store. Some phone stores only offer contracts for a specific provider, and they only have one or two different netbook models available. Other stores have multiple providers but the same limited choice of netbooks. Then there’s the big electronics stores like Yodobashi camera, that basically have a larger range of netbooks and contracts available. I think it’s probably best to get it from Yodobashi, BIC camera or Yamada denki if you’re interested in getting a netbook+internet deal. Note that the more expensive laptops are not free, but you can get a discount if you buy a wireless internet subscription at the same time. Within this provider+store-limited range you have to weigh price, amount of discount, battery life, size, weight, etc. etc.

Learning all of this has been rather confusing for me. Basically a store servant told me that I get a laptop for free, and he gave me pamphlet that clearly stated that I have a choice of four laptops, including the ridiculously expensive Sony Vaio X series (which looks awesome by the way). After researching a bit more I went back to the store and I asked if they had the Vaio available, but they didn’t have it and they couldn’t even order it. That’s how I found out that each store only offers a choice of netbooks that are on display at that moment. Which is not much if you’re living in a minor city like Atsugi. I did visit the Yodobashi store before that, and in retrospect I should have gotten a contract there at that moment. They didn’t have any of the netbooks on my wishlist though.

I’m looking for a netbook with the best battery life, and if possible a way to install an English version of XP. The Asus Eee PCs seem great for this. They’re meant to tinker with. On the other hand, a true beauty like the Sony X series, which is extremely light and small, and has an SSD, is pretty much a lost cause if you want to customize it. It comes preinstalled with Windows 7, and the Japanese version at that. Even if I could reinstall WinXP I’d spend hours and hours finding the right drivers (if they even exist for XP). Another argument against the Vaio is the battery. While I’ve read online that the X series is supposed to come with two batteries, a small and pretty one that lasts about 3 hours and a huge and bulky one that last up to 9 hours, it seems that in Japan they only sell the X series with one battery, and the salesman couldn’t tell me which one. I’d say it’s likely that it’s the small one though. And don’t even think about buying an extra battery from Sony, because they will rip you off and spit you out. Like a guppy.

So the Asus seems like a good choice. There’s plenty of drivers and resources online, so it should be easy to reinstall the OS. There’s also some topics online of people who swapped the internal harddisk for a solid state disk, which should increase the already long battery life even more (though I didn’t read any statements about that yet). And since it’s Asus and the Eee series is quite popular, it shouldn’t be that difficult to find an extra battery, if I do decide that I need more battery life. Asus is very consumer-friendly, I think.

Well, not sure if that will help anyone, but at least I sorted out my thoughts. I think I’ll go back to Yodobashi camera one of these days and get a wireless internet contract and a netbook, most likely an Asus. If you think otherwise, I’d be glad to hear it of course.

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The WSJ reports: 

McDonald’s Corp. will soon start offering free wireless Internet access at its U.S. restaurants as part of the fast-food chain’s transformation from its hamburger roots into a hang-out destination.

Starting in mid-January, McDonald’s will lift a $2.95 fee that it had charged customers for two hours of wireless Internet access, available at about 11,000 of its 14,000 domestic locations, McDonald’s USA Chief Information Officer David Grooms said in an interview.

The free access comes under a partnership with AT&T Inc., which provides McDonald’s stores with wireless Internet. Mr. Grooms wouldn’t discuss financial details …

a week till christmas!

though wouldn’t you know it, today being wet and cold.  and me having to walk to the dentist, all on my lonesome.  and walk back.  it’s really annoying how your legs get all itchy when you walk/run too much.  and what irks me even more is that i had to wait and it turned out i didn’t really needed to have gone at all.

i’m glad school’s over, i was beginning to get sick of sausage sandwiches and soft drinks.  bother, now i have to think about work experience.  nothing appealing comes to mind.  i’m such a worrywart.

is it weird to think that wireless internet is cool and modern and yeah?  because i didn’t know i had wireless until i got my government laptop and they were explaining it and the computer dude said who has wireless at home and everyone except me and some other person put their hands up.  it turns out i’ve had wireless for what, two years now?  isn’t it cool how you can get internet without plugging your computer in?

i have finally read eldest, the sequel to eragon.  i mean seriously, it was getting ridiculous how it was never in the libraries i frequent in the past three years, whereas the books before it and after it have.

oh yeah.  back to the mental list i was composing when i was pointlessly walking towards the dentist, with my socks slipping past my heels.  things that annoy me (currently, subject to change, please see terms and conditions):

• when authors forget their own story characters and/or plots.  i find this a bit hard to believe, but i have encountered this phenomenon several times in my illustrious reading career.  there is really no excuse.  misplaced punctuation marks and misused/misspelt words such as the common ‘it’s/its’ is still bad, but excusable as i think the book editors would be quite busy.but changing characters’ names?  changing what happened in a previous book?  if i can remember what happened in a novel by reading it once, how do you stuff up?  hello, you wrote this story.  you came up with this entire plot and the characters in it.  how do you forget what’s going on???
• long fingernails.  not that i mind it so much on other people, just on myself.  because others manage to keep gunk away from under their nails, but i always seem to have ag just when i’ve forgotten to cut my nails.  and i just think shorter nails are more practical?  comfortable?  in my case, cleaner?  i don’t know.  just another random dislike.
• mosquitoes that come out of the rain.  wait, is that how you spell mosquitoes?  i don’t like them anyway.[looking at it now, don't you think 'mosquito' looks like the name of an alcoholic drink?  maybe that's 'mojito' you're thinking of, bezzle.]
• those little bits of wet brown grass/leaves/dirt that sticks your shoes and legs when you walk in the rain

okay, some happy stuff.  um.  i can’t think of anything, except that i’m going to the gold coast next month.  yay!  and i got what i wanted for christmas from my parents.  (although one was unwanted, but not in a bad way.  as in i never asked for one but i got one anyway.)  yay!  and i have managed to keep my other christmas presents unopened.  yay!

*terms and conditions: i have a much larger list that is in my head, this is a small sample of what i can think of right now as the short term memory in my head has shrunken quite alarmingly over the past month of bludge.  surely i can’t be going senile already!

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It is very easy to setup a wireless internet connection using your Reliance or Tata Indicom DataCard on your Ubuntu running PC. I’ve myself faced a lot of problems and finally here I am with a well-researched solution. I’ll try to simplify it as much as I can but it is not an easy job. Its going to be a little scary, but don’t lose hope and try finishing steps 1 to 6. Now start following the steps :

Step 1 : (Optional) I’ll strongly recommend you to upgrade your Ubuntu to latest Ubuntu 9.10. If you have not done it yet, I assure you that this will make your life much easier.

Step 2: Download the package ‘wvdial’. If you have an internet connection (may be DSL on ubuntu),  execute the following command :

sudo apt-get install wvdial

However, if you can’t connect your Ubuntu PC to internet for some reason then you’d have to install wvdial manually. This may take some of your time, patience and skill. Refer this article.

After you’ve downloaded and installed wvdial, tighten your seat-belts because its going to be a hell of a ride now!

Step 3 (Don’t Panic!): Now, plug in your Reliance or Tata Indicom data card into one of your USB slots.

TARGET : Determine the name of the port you connected it to. Seems easy, doesn’t it? You’ll see …

There are 3 ways to do that – (a),(b) and (c). Start with (a) and go to the next one only if the previous one fails.

(a) First one is quite easy and it should work. Execute the following command :

wvdialconf

If it says “wvdialconf” not found, then install it by executing the following command :

sudo apt-get install wvdialconf

Now, open your /etc/wvdial.conf file and edit the field Username and Password (Set it to your data card’s phone number – that should be your username and password. If its not, find out from whom you bought it ). You can use gedit to do this :

sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

Now just execute the following command and your internet should be connected :

sudo wvdial

If you’re done, read the last paragraph of this post (just before the toubleshooting). However, If it doesn’t help, Try out the second way :

(b) Unplug your data card and plug it again, don’t connect anything else to any other USB port and type on the terminal :

sudo dmesg

This will take you to the last few lines of the huge list of your computer activities. In those last few lines, you should look for the device name something like /dev/ttyUSB0 . It may not be always USB0, it can be USB1, USB2, ACM0 etc.. depending on where you plugged the data card. If you see multiple different device names, then pick the one which has your Data Card’s vendor name in its description. Note the device name. If you’re successful, good job! The hardest part is over now . Jump to next step (Step 4) and if it fails, come back here and try out the next method, (c) :

(c) Ok, so if you’re reading this means even the 2nd method failed for you. Poor luck you’ve got I must say. But don’t lose hope, I think I have a solution for it too. There are few models which fail to even get detected by dmesg. So here’s the trick – Open your terminal and execute :

sudo lsusb

This will list all the USB devices connected to your laptop, like your mouse, touchpad, pendrive, etc. And you should look for some “unusual” device name (like ZTW, Huawai, etc ) , this should most probably be your modem. The unusual name of the device depends on the vendor who supplied it, and it is NOT Reliance as  Reliance only imports it from China,Korea,etc. All these modems are actually made outside India. So if you find that “unusual” name in some line, that entire line should look something like the following :

Bus 005 Device 009: ID 12d1:140b Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Note the numbers “12d1″ and “140b”. These are your vendor’s id and product id respectively.

NOTE : These numbers WILL NOT be exactly same for you. The above is just a sample. Note whatever numbers are there in your case and use your numbers in the following command inplace of the sample numbers. Now execute the following :

sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0×12d1 product=0×140b

Don’t forget to replace the “12d1″ and “140b” with whatever you got when you did “lsusb”, as I mentioned above.

Now, just repeat Step 3 (a). If it works, CONGRATS (and skip to the last paragraph of this post) )! If it doesn’t, keep reading ….

So agreed, yours is really a disaster case. Now this is the last weapon I’ve got, If even this one fails, then may your Ubuntu Wireless Internet dreams R.I.P. !

Execute the following :

sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB0 c 188 0
sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB1 c 188 1

Now goto Step 4 (the next step) and use either /dev/USB0 or /dev/USB1 in the Modem field. Yes, these are the port names you’ve been looking for. It is actually one of them, so try with both of them, one of them should work. If it doesn’t, then I’m unable to help you further.

Step 4: (a) If you have a Reliance modem, copy paste the following code into your wvdial.conf file (Remove all my comments within the brackets (..) ) :

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Stupid Mode = 1
Modem Type = USB Modem
ISDN = 0
Phone = #777
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 (Write here the actual device address you found in previous step)
Username = 9xxxxxxxxxx (Your Username, should be your data card’s number aka MDN Number)
Password = 9xxxxxxxxxx (Your password , should be the same as username)
CBaud = 460800

Step 4 : (b) In case you have Tata Indicom, copy paste the following code (Remove all my comments within the brackets (..) ):

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 (Write here the actual device address you found in step 4)
Init1 = ATZ
Phone = #777
Username = 9xxxxxxxxxx (Your Username, should be your data card’s number aka MDN Number)
Password = 9xxxxxxxxxx (Your password , should be the same as username)
New PPPD = yes
Stupid Mode = 1

Step 5: Open terminal and execute :

sudo wvdial

You should see a long list of arbit codes followed by some IPs. If you see the IPs then you are connected! Don’t close the terminal, or else you’ll get disconnected. To manually disconnect, just go to the terminal and press Ctrl+C.

I know what most of you are thinking at this stage- “Do I have to do this all over again everytime I want to connect ? “. Answer is “NO”. Next time you want to connect, just directly do the Step 5 i.e. execute “sudo wvdial” and its done!

Note : If you are using firefox, make sure that the “Offline Mode” option in Firefox File’s Menu is not selected. Otherwise, you can’t browse using firefox because firefox will still think you are offline.

Troubleshooting : If during any step, you got any kind of error (or you got nothing at all!), you can always drop by  a comment or an email and I’ll reply as soon as I can. By the way, if you got help from my post, consider subscribing to my blog.

Over the past seven days I have had the chance to experience a few new wireless Internet products that are now available.

Let’s take a look at WiMax from Clear and Comcast as well as Aircell’s Wifi available on more than 647 commercial aircrafts across the country.

For those of us in the Philadelphia market, 4G WiMax wireless Internet is here. The first to bring it live in this area is a company called Clear Wireless, LLC.

What they are offering is a wireless Internet connection similar to what you would see from your cell phone provider, but significantly faster. You would need a device capable of connecting to the 4G signal, such as a USB modem that would plug into the side of your laptop or desktop.

The modem will give you a connection speed of between 3 to 6 MB with bursts up to 10 MB in certain areas. This tops cell phone data products that average around 1.7 MB throughout the majority of the country. The connection speeds for 4G WiMax are realistic and I have test driven them. It is also possible to network a 4G WiMax connection as a wireless connection like you would do at home or work with a wireless router.

Comcast is also on the 4G bandwagon. Comcast has labeled its product High-Speed 2Go, which has a few caveats. Yes, they have a similar offering as Clear does with the home and business options. However, they have thought past the limitation of the 4G network.

The WiMax networks have limited area coverage. So if you manage to travel outside the radius of the signal coverage, you will be out of luck. Comcast is offering packages that allow you to take advantage of 4G and when you travel outside of your 4G signal coverage you can then piggy back onto a 3G wireless signal in order to continue using an Internet connection instead of being dead in the water.

Then there is Aircell’s GoGo Wireless Internet connection, available on several airlines such as US Airways, American Airlines, United, Airtran, Delta, Virgin America and Air Canada to start.

Aircell has developed a system that is installed on a commercial airplane. While in flight, a high-end antenna connects to several cell phone towers 30,000 feet below. You can then take your WiFi-enabled laptop, Smartphone or PDA and get online for as low as $12.95. I recently used this product myself on an Airtran flight and it does work.

The price may be a little steep for some, but the $12.95 is good for 24 hours of Internet connection. You can also purchase monthly passes if you are a frequent flier for around $25.

As the need for being “connected” is becoming a must for many travelers, companies are stepping up to fill the need.

I am sure as time goes by speeds for these two products will increase and will allow you to handle bigger file transfer speeds and faster browsing.

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Nowadays, everything is about mobility. We are a highly mobile society unlike in the past decades, in every way imaginable. Now, the next form of mobility is making its way to the society through the internet serviced by high speed ISP. There are several things that help a person remain as productive and the gadgets like laptop, PDAs and much more having a good quality wireless internet anywhere you go. These days’ mobile communications that includes broadband service is a vital tool for both home and business use.

Wireless internet is the latest way on how we can go online without the hassles of cables or without having two different internet accounts for residential and while you’re on the go.

Holland College student Spencer Mosher, tries out the new wireless Internet connection in the Charlottetown Centre cafeteria. Conway photo

Due to a growing student demand, the wireless Internet connection at the Charlottetown Centre the first of what could be a series of upgrades.

On Oct. 15, the wireless Internet services provided at the campus expanded as part of a pilot project to make it more accessible throughout the campus.

The new wireless system is designed to be more stable and manageable, said Richard MacDonald, manager of computer services.

“It is  also capable of handeling traffic more efficiently.”

The new connection was made possible due to the co-operation between Computer Serivces, the Student Union, and the Computer Information Systems and Business departments, he said.

“With everyone working together, we have a better wireless connection here than we would have had if we did not co-operate.”

Still, there are only three routers providing wireless Internet for the cafeteria and bottom floor, he said.

“To provide coverage to the entire building would require 20, 30 wireless routers. We could eventually have 25-30 routers to provide full coverage.”

Students are enjoying the wireless connection, although there are some minor glitches.

“It’s pretty good. It goes down sometimes but other than that it works well,” said Spencer Mosher.

MacDonald said the main goal is to figure out the best way to have wireless access on a large scale for all Holland College centres.

“Students want to be connected and we want to provide it without students having to pay too much for it.

“It would be nice to have the same student experience in all of our major centres.”

Do it at Disney.  Nowadays anything can be accomplished from just about anywhere.  Case in point.  I arranged a vacation to occur over the Thanksgiving holiday this year.  It wasn’t any ordinary vacation, it was a special trip to Disney World and various theme parks with my 6 year old grandson, his father (my son) and my youngest son, in tow.  We had a whirlwind ten days planned.  Peppered at various times were the weekly assignments I had due.  The house we leased had ‘internet’ and I was certain I was ’set’.  As Murphy’s Law would have it, the internet connection and my laptop (a PC) were incompatible and there was no wireless!  Imagine that–no wireless!!  I felt like I had been set out on a deserted island with no access to anything.

Internet Cafe.  So, the hunt was on.  We drove from location to location looking for a wifi zone so that I could turn in my assignments.  It took several stops, but finally we located a relatively new chain of healthy food alternatives, called Crispers.  I was so happy to have wifi, I’d have eaten just about any cuisine.  This was definitely a bonus.  As I sat in the booth laptop blazing and iPhone/tunes piped into my ears through my earbuds, I was able to finish last week’s discussion assignments.

Love the Rainy Day.   Someone nearby my rented house had wifi.  I could see their signal (which was unsecured, by the way) and on clear, sunny days was barely able to connect before being dropped for too poor of a connection.  Luckily, midweek it rained.  Because of the weather, the signal was stronger and I was able to piggy back onto their wifi and again, complete my work.

Thankful for the Holidays.   As I sit in Washington’s Dulles International Airport during my return flight layover, I marveled at the number of wifi connections I was able to find.  To my dismay, all were ‘paying’ connections.  A quick search down through the list found a Google-sponsored wifi link making internet browsing complimentary through the holidays.  Thanks Google.  I am now able to again complete my assignments.

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• Operating Systems w/valid license – $65
• PC Diagnostic – $25
• PC Tune Up – $40
• Internet Setup – $40
• Wireless Home Networking(Equipment Not Included) – $50
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• CD/DVD DRIVES – $25
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Nov 13, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX)

Clearwire announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to raise $1.564 billion in new investment capital from Sprint Nextel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable Inc., Intel, Eagle River Holdings and Bright House Networks in exchange for newly issued shares priced at $7.33 per share.

“This additional level of strategic funding marks another important milestone in the progress of Clearwire, and will enable us to maintain our leadership and aggressive 4G WiMAX network build plans,” said Bill Morrow, CEO of Clearwire. “Today’s news is also further validation of the importance of our 4G network to our strategic investors. We all benefit from this robust, all-IP, high-bandwidth network that delivers an unmatched combination of Internet speed and mobility.”

Morrow said, “While we are very pleased to have every one of our investors, we are particularly pleased and honored that Sprint Nextel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Intel, Eagle River and Bright House Networks have decided to provide this additional round of strategic financing. Together, we share a common vision of providing consumers and businesses with a new category of Internet service capable of meeting the growing demand for mobile data.”

Participants in the new round of equity financing include Sprint Nextel for $1.176 billion, Comcast for $196 million, Time Warner Cable for $103 million, Intel for $50 million, Eagle River for $20 million and Bright House Networks for $19 million. Closing of the equity financing is subject to certain closing conditions, including, with respect to a portion of the financing, the lapsing of the time period required under applicable law for the effectiveness of the stockholder written consent approving the transactions, which has been executed. Clearwire will receive approximately $1.057 billion in cash from the equity financing within five business days, $440 million in cash will be funded at a closing which is targeted to be completed by year end 2009, and the remaining $66 million will be funded at a closing which is targeted to be completed during first quarter 2010.

The investors in the financing round will receive newly issued Class B Units/Class B Shares, which will maintain pass through tax treatment for their investments. Newly issued Class B Units/Class B Shares will have the same economic and voting rights as existing Class B Units/Class B Shares and equivalent voting rights as existing Class A Common Stock.

Clearwire also announced plans to launch an offering for a minimum of $1.45 billion in new Senior Secured Notes with net proceeds to be used to pay off the company’s existing $1.40 billion credit facility. The Senior Secured Notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Sprint Nextel and Comcast, which are debt investors under Clearwire’s existing facility, have agreed to receive replacement debt on the same terms as the new offering, effectively allowing Clearwire to raise an additional $240 million in capital assuming the new notes offering is fully subscribed. Although specific terms are still to be finalized, the new debt offering is intended to better several of the Company’s existing credit terms by extending maturity and establishing a fixed interest rate. In addition, with an improved capital structure the Company expects to expand its future borrowing capacity. 

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