[Techtalk] moar on mobile internet - Linux?

[Sarah Newman]

On 09/15/2015 06:45 PM, Kathryn Hogg wrote:
> On 2015-09-15 20:36, Carla Schroder wrote:
>> Allrighty then, it looks my best internet option at my new house is
>> T-Mobile. 4G LTE, decent pricing and no contracts. I can get 11GB of
>> 15mbps for $70/mo., and get a cute little wireless hotspot for my LAN
>> for a hundred clams. Unlike Verizon there are no overage charges, no
>> per device charges, and no charges for just because. When I use up my
>> 11GB I get 2G speeds until the next billing cycle.
>>
>> For a little more per month I can buy a voice plan with "unlimited"
>> bandwidth (which means that after 20GB my bits are "de-prioritized") and
>> use that for data, and even get Chromecast. w00t.
>>
>> Of course the cheery salespersons are all "Yeah, Linux, no problem!"
>> But I want a second opinion-- I want to have a proper LAN and use all
>> my nice Linux boxes just like I'm used to. And iPhone, and Android
>> tablets, and my lone token Windoze machine. Can I do this?

Yes, a wireless hotspot from t-mobile should be completely operating system agnostic.

With recent enough distributions, bluetooth and USB tethering via android also work, and even some t-mobile USB modems work with Linux. I set one up
for my company to use for out of band network access.