I need some Mobile Data Advice

[G+_Jaz DeWills]

I need some Mobile Data Advice.

 

I am considering switching to 7-Eleven's SpeakOut™ as a mobile data provider. They offer $10/mo unlimited data (2GB Fair Usage). I have read some reviews and it looks like they only allow traffic through port 80.

 

Here are my 2 questions:

1: If I set up a proxy will I be able to get around this port 80 restriction?

2: What kind of speeds will I be looking at? I'm not sure of the initial speed of their network, and I know that a proxy will only slow things down further.

 

I would like to do some web development in remote areas this summer (camping/cottage) so I will need access to FTP/SHH

[G+_Scott Cudney]

Assuming that they do restrict traffic to just port 80, this is how you work around it:

 

1.) Build a server with SSHd running on port 80

2.) SSH from your client machine to the server on port 80 and set up a SOCKS proxy.

3.) Tell all of your client apps to use the SOCKS proxy on localhost.

 

 

You would: ssh -p 80 -D 9999 username@hostname

And then tell your apps to use the SOCKS proxy on 127.0.0.1, port 9999. 

[G+_Sean Connolly]

Thanks Scott Cudney. I am going to swing by 7-11 tonight and pick up a SIM card. This sounds like a good use for my Raspberry Pi.