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Originally Posted by BPO
Thanks very much, I'll look into that, although I'm not hopeful. The drivers and client are installed and configured by/from the Telecom NZ-supplied USB broadband modem, and I suspect anything purchased from anyone other than Telecom NZ will be shut out of their network. (You can't beat the 'phone company.)
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According to Wiki and Telecom NZ's website, they run an open 3G network. You can connect your own device to their network - such as iPhones, iPads, USB dongles, or a router/modem as Brett pointed out. You just need one of their SIM cards, a data plan, and a 3G device that can communicate at 850 MHz or 2100 MHz:
http://www.telecom.co.nz/mobile/mobi...compatibility/
Telco supplied USB dongles tend to be locked down to the telco with proprietary software to (1) reduce the amount of configuration needed by the user, and (2) prevent the (often subsidised) device from being used on a competitor's network.
Once you have the 3G router/modem appropriately configured, it should automatically attempt to reconnect to the 3G network - same as for ADSL. If you're especially worried about loss of connectivity, you could set up a multi-homed network in your obs with two separate 3G data connections through different service providers.
On the software side, you'd ideally want "layered" access to the obs network - e.g. a VPN for direct TCP/IP connections to the router/computers, access to a console simulator if you have a server-grade machine (it simulates a mouse/keyboard so you can remote control booting of the machine - even enter into the BIOS settings), VNC or Remote Desktop of some sort, and perhaps also remote automation software.