You know in the connect box..no connections show up in there as Power
User..if you're an admin they are in there..I don't believe its a
license problem..this is the government and these guys are just
checking email remotely..i'm sure they are nowhere near a 5 gig limit.
We update the firmware on all of these units (four) but before that
they were seeing the the wireless networks in the connection box. There
is some policy written in thier firmware that is stopping everyone but
admins from seeing those connections. I need a clue where to go to give
these weenies the rights...a line in the registry...a dll
file..something!!
Zwx

Larry wrote:
> zwxphtt@gmail.com wrote in news:1163440072.261249.114040
> @h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
>
> > I'm trying to get some Air Cards working with XP. I have no problems
> > since I'm an admin but my users are all Power Users they cannot see any
> > modems in the dialog block where you select Connect to
> > ..has anyone else experienced this.
> > Zwx
> >
> >
>
> Aircards are controlled with that switching software you're forced to use
> from Verizon to turn it on. Tinkering with the OS they've taken over,
> they turn off the Ethernet port, at least they did on ours, and only
> allow you to switch between WiFi or Aircard to prevent you from doing any
> kind of networking over the Aircard by plugging the laptop into your
> Ethernet system....
>
> I suspect modems have been also deleted by the Aircard software
> installation of VZAccess Manager, which hijacked the notebooks I
> installed it on.
>
> Have you plugged your notebook into your Ethernet network since
> installing VZAccess Manager? Try it and see if it simply connects like
> it always did. They may have changed the hacking since the last install
> I did for a lawyer who wanted mobile email, but also needed to connect to
> a secure network in his office that was totally unconnected from the
> internet for security reasons of his clients. I had to reinstall WinXP
> Pro to recover from the VZAccess Manager install and he returned the
> aircard with some words you can't say on NBC...(c; The Ethernet access
> in Network was simply GONE!
>
> Why would "power users" want an aircard, anyways? The AUP for VZW's
> internet strictly forbids any access other than email, webpages and a
> company intranet. No FTP, no streaming, no downloading or anything else
> that uses BANDWIDTH.... In a little popup window to reduce what shows up
> for the customers who are not curious enough to scroll it down into the
> finer details on the internet webpages it says:
>
> "UNLIMITED DATA PLANS AND FEATURES
> Unlimited Data Plans and Features (such as NationalAccess,
> BroadbandAccess, Push to Talk, and certain VZEmail services) may ONLY be
> used with wireless devices for the following purposes: (i) Internet
> browsing; (ii) email; and (iii) intranet access (including access to
> corporate intranets, email, and individual productivity applications like
> customer relationship management, sales force, and field service
> automation). The Unlimited Data Plans and Features MAY NOT be used for
> any other purpose. Examples of prohibited uses include, without
> limitation, the following: (i) continuous uploading, downloading or
> streaming of audio or video programming or games; (ii) server devices or
> host computer applications, including, but not limited to, Web camera
> posts or broadcasts, automatic data feeds, automated machine-to-machine
> connections or peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing; or (iii) as a substitute
> or backup for private lines or dedicated data connections. This means, by
> way of example only, that checking email, surfing the Internet,
> downloading legally acquired songs, and/or visiting corporate intranets
> is permitted, but downloading movies using P2P file sharing services
> and/or redirecting television signals for viewing on laptops is
> prohibited. A person engaged in prohibited uses, continuously for one
> hour, could typically use 100 to 200 MBs, or, if engaged in prohibited
> uses for 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, could use more than 5 GBs in a
> month.
>
> For individual use only and not for resale. We reserve the right to
> protect our network from harm, which may impact legitimate data flows. We
> reserve the right to limit throughput or amount of data transferred, and
> to deny or terminate service, without notice, to anyone we believe is
> using an Unlimited Data Plan or Feature in any manner prohibited above or
> whose usage adversely impacts our network or service levels. Anyone using
> more than 5 GB per line in a given month is presumed to be using the
> service in a manner prohibited above, and we reserve the right to
> immediately terminate the service of any such person without notice. We
> also reserve the right to terminate service upon expiration of Customer
> Agreement term."
>
> Any "power user" is going to blast away the 5GB/month limit, making him a
> very bad boy, stuck with a dead Aircard they're not going to take back
> just because they cut him off. Notice the "hint" of using only 100-200
> MB/month at the bottom of paragraph 1 above.
>
> I love the part where it says "unlimited" in their ads for 5GB/month of
> VERY LIMITED service. And, don't get any crazy ideas about running Skype
> over that Aircard to your overseas buddies, either! That's the ULTIMATE
> insult to a cellphone company...hee hee...(c; Some might call
> "unlimited" a "damn lie"!
>
>
> Larry
> --
> My calendar must be wrong....
> In all the stores, it's ALREADY Christmas!