On Monday 2017-09-04 16:31, James Knott wrote:
On 09/04/2017 10:27 AM, David Sterba wrote:
I'd like to keep wvdial around, I use it for connecting my laptop(s) through a mobile phone on occasion.
Does anyone still do that? I haven't used dial up for almost 15 years. My cell phone provides a network connection.
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