[maemo-users] 3G dongle connected to N900?

[From: Bernard Tyers]

----- Original message -----
> On Saturday 06 March 2010, Bernard Tyers wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to connect a 3G dongle, via USB cable and running the
> >  USB host software on the N900, providing you with cellular data
> >  access?
>
> N900 does not have USB Host Mode, so no.

I am sure I saw USB host mode software in a repos. (Goes to check...) Yes there is an application called USBControl which says "Enables USB host port to use eg USB mem sticks....etc".

I guess this is the same function as the USB Host app on N800?

Any other comments?

Thanks,
Bernard