Is connecting to the Internet via a US Cellular hotspot device with a Linux Mint 18.3 OS
detected and setup automatically when the OS installation is performed on the computer or
is there some type of manual configuration that needs to be done ? Or is configuration
of Internet connectivity via hotspot basically the same as a WIFI connection ?
If I install Mint from a live Mint USB ISO should I do this via my DSL internet connection
and then do whatever needs to be done to get the computers' Internet connectivity switched over
to the US Cellular hotspot AFTERWARDS ?
I have DSL, the actual user of this computer only has the hotspot, no DSL.
Thanks.
Connecting laptop to Internet using US Celluar hotspot device
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Re: Connecting laptop to Internet using US Celluar hotspot device
I've done it with xfinity hotspots and all you do is click on the connection signal showing in Network Manager and you will get a username/password prompt and then you are on it.
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Re: Connecting laptop to Internet using US Celluar hotspot device
Thanks for your reply. So, then I should be able to test this by just booting to the live Mint USB thumb drive, correct ?Spearmint2 wrote: ⤴Wed May 23, 2018 7:30 pm I've done it with xfinity hotspots and all you do is click on the connection signal showing in Network Manager and you will get a username/password prompt and then you are on it.
Has anyone had experience with doing this with a US Cellular hotspot device ?
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yes, you open the browser and should get the signon prompt.
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Re: Connecting laptop to Internet using US Celluar hotspot device
Verizon here, using their Ellipsis JetPack WiFi network device.
It just looks like any other WiFi router, and I click on the JetPack and enter the password.
No further requirements.
It just looks like any other WiFi router, and I click on the JetPack and enter the password.
No further requirements.