Insert dongle then run
lsusb
for more definitive detail. Connect to the serial port of the modem
and issue the at command:
AT+CGMI for the OEM
AT+CGMM for the model
Stuart
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On 13 October 2011 16:28, Gordon wrote:
> Thanks to all who responded -
The dongle needs to be supported by the kernel, and the networking
software, Network-Manager in most cases.
>From my experience the Huawei dongles are well supported in Linux, the
ZTE ones are not as well supported, and in my opinion not as well
engineered.
The best option is to take your laptop
On Thu, 2011-10-13 at 16:28 +0100, Gordon wrote:
> Thanks to all who responded - my problem is, when looking at mobile
> broadband deals, there's no technical detail on the dongles (or other
> kit) at all. All they say is "compatible with PC (by which I take it
> they mean Windows) or MAC".
> How d
unreliable and slow. my
Hyundi, sorry if mis-spelt has been used on G2, G3 and several ubuntu releases,
though now on 10.04.Hope this helps and apologies for top-post.
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:28:48 +0100
From: gbpli...@gmail.com
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile
On 13 October 2011 16:28, Gordon wrote:
> Thanks to all who responded - my problem is, when looking at mobile
> broadband deals, there's no technical detail on the dongles (or other kit)
> at all. All they say is "compatible with PC (by which I take it they mean
> Windows) or MAC".
> How do I fin
Thanks to all who responded - my problem is, when looking at mobile
broadband deals, there's no technical detail on the dongles (or other kit)
at all. All they say is "compatible with PC (by which I take it they mean
Windows) or MAC".
How do I find out what the dongles actually are?
On 12 October
On Wed, 2011-10-12 at 22:28 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote:
>
>
> On 12 October 2011 20:57, Gordon wrote:
> What's the latest on these? Do they all work now in Ubuntu or
> do some not?
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On 12 October 2011 22:28, Tony Pursell wrote:
> My Huawei dongle from Vodafone works OK. I think most Huawei models work.
>
Agreed. Huawei beat MTE ones hands down. I have the new one from 3 and
it's lovely. Super fast and works really nicely in Ubuntu. I use it
connected to a wifi access point
On 12 October 2011 20:57, Gordon wrote:
> What's the latest on these? Do they all work now in Ubuntu or do some not?
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My Huawei dongle from Vodafone works OK. I think most
On Wed, 12 Oct 2011, Gordon wrote:
> What's the latest on these? Do they all work now in Ubuntu
I've now switched over to a Huawei e585 "Mifi"; this is a 3G device
with a built-in battery and wireless access point. One button to
switch it on and the laptop will connect over the wireless, just li
What's the latest on these? Do they all work now in Ubuntu or do some not?
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** NTLWorld [2010-04-30 19:32]:
> Just had a pleasant surprise! I collected my mobile broadband dongle
> back from a friend who had borrowed it, and plugged it into my netbook.
> It worked straight away. I hadn't expected that, as it is supposed to
> present to the USB as a storage device, and f
On 30/04/10 19:24, NTLWorld wrote:
> Hi there
>
> Just had a pleasant surprise! I collected my mobile broadband dongle
> back from a friend who had borrowed it, and plugged it into my netbook.
> It worked straight away. I hadn't expected that, as it is supposed to
> present to the USB as a s
Hi there
Just had a pleasant surprise! I collected my mobile broadband dongle
back from a friend who had borrowed it, and plugged it into my netbook.
It worked straight away. I hadn't expected that, as it is supposed to
present to the USB as a storage device, and from there, install Windows
On Wednesday 23 September 2009 16:23:49 Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 23/09/09 16:17, Mark Fraser wrote:
>
>
> > That doesn't seem to support the Huawei E160 modem and will it conflict
> > with network-manager?
>
> Just install it and try it: https://launchpad.net/wader/
>
> (It won't conflict with
On Wed, 2009-09-23 at 16:17 +0100, Mark Fraser wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 September 2009 16:03:45 Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> > On 23/09/09 15:53, Gordon wrote:
> > > Mark Fraser wrote:
> > >> I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04
> > >> for use with Orange mobile broadb
Mark Fraser wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 September 2009 16:19:44 Rob Beard wrote:
>
>> Mark Fraser wrote:
>>
>>> On Wednesday 23 September 2009 15:53:52 Gordon wrote:
>>>
Mark Fraser wrote:
> I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04
>>>
On Wednesday 23 September 2009 16:19:44 Rob Beard wrote:
> Mark Fraser wrote:
> > On Wednesday 23 September 2009 15:53:52 Gordon wrote:
> >> Mark Fraser wrote:
> >>> I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04
> >>> for use with Orange mobile broadband. Is there an applica
On 23/09/09 16:23, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> Just install it and try it: https://launchpad.net/wader/
Sorry my bad. This is a better link:
https://launchpad.net/~wader/+archive/ppa
Al
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On 23/09/09 16:17, Mark Fraser wrote:
>
> That doesn't seem to support the Huawei E160 modem and will it conflict with
> network-manager?
>
Just install it and try it: https://launchpad.net/wader/
(It won't conflict with NM, it works with it...)
Al
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Mark Fraser wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 September 2009 15:53:52 Gordon wrote:
>
>> Mark Fraser wrote:
>>
>>> I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04 for
>>> use with Orange mobile broadband. Is there an application - preferably
>>> one which will sit in the bar at
On Wednesday 23 September 2009 16:03:45 Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 23/09/09 15:53, Gordon wrote:
> > Mark Fraser wrote:
> >> I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04
> >> for use with Orange mobile broadband. Is there an application -
> >> preferably one which will si
Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 23/09/09 15:53, Gordon wrote:
>
>> Mark Fraser wrote:
>>
>>> I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04 for
>>> use
>>> with Orange mobile broadband. Is there an application - preferably one which
>>> will sit in the bar at the top -
On Wednesday 23 September 2009 15:53:52 Gordon wrote:
> Mark Fraser wrote:
> > I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04 for
> > use with Orange mobile broadband. Is there an application - preferably
> > one which will sit in the bar at the top - and notify her of her us
On 23/09/09 15:53, Gordon wrote:
> Mark Fraser wrote:
>> I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04 for use
>> with Orange mobile broadband. Is there an application - preferably one which
>> will sit in the bar at the top - and notify her of her usage?
This won't sit in
Mark Fraser wrote:
> I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04 for use
> with Orange mobile broadband. Is there an application - preferably one which
> will sit in the bar at the top - and notify her of her usage?
>
Not an answer but a question - does Orange Mobile B
I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04 for use
with Orange mobile broadband. Is there an application - preferably one which
will sit in the bar at the top - and notify her of her usage?
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2009, Sean Miller wrote:
> How supported is it with Ubuntu?
1. Insert dongle into USB port.
2. (one time only) Select United Kingdom->'3' (or Orange/T-mobile/etc)
3. Cruise the interweb.
4. Remove dongle.
Repeat Steps 1., 3. and 4. whenever bored.
The connection is as good as the
IIRC from researching this a while ago, some dongles used to require
quite a bit of fiddling to get working. Some of the USB sticks
included both the modem itself and a flash drive which contained the
Windows (and sometimes Mac) drivers - very convenient on those
platforms, but unfortunately not we
An XPS1530, which is a really nice machine. The design of it is nice
enough that, having switched from a Mac, it doesn't feel like I've
traded down in terms of looks! :)
The built-in 3G was a BTO option - I think it added about £40 to the
price, which seemed a good deal given that I'm convinced I'
I use the Huawei E220 with T-mobile (contract)
It was as easy as plugging it in selecting T-mobile from the dropdown and I
was online in minutes. (Ibex)
Download a limited but not enforced...
Has been excellent.
Highly recommended...
I have tried to configure an ICON 255 that came with Orange,
Anybody got any experience of mobile broadband?
>
> I may be moving to rented accommodation shortly and don't know how
> long I'll be there, so the mobile broadband concept is tempting as
> it'll allow me to not worry about "minimum contracts" and so on with
> phone lines etc.
>
> How supported is
On 20/01/2009 00:05, Sean Miller wrote:
> Anybody got any experience of mobile broadband?
>
> I may be moving to rented accommodation shortly and don't know how
> long I'll be there, so the mobile broadband concept is tempting as
> it'll allow me to not worry about "minimum contracts" and so on wit
On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:48:43 +
"Sean Miller" wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Colin McCarthy
> wrote:
> > As 'Three' customer my dongle is only £5 a month for 1GB. More than
> > enough mobile bandwidth.
>
> If I'm programming websites on ssh I would imagine that isn't a lot of
>
> How supported is it with Ubuntu? Is there a particular network that
> works well, are they all as easy as it comes or should I just forget
> it entirely and route through a Windows PC?
My 3G modem from '3' (a Huawei E220) worked straight
away on my Acer Aspire One running Intrepid.
I don't bel
Ian, out of curiosity, what laptop do you have? If I iunderstood right
with built in 3g?
On 20 Jan 2009, at 00:22, Ian Betteridge
wrote:
> The built-in 3G modem in my Dell was recognised under 8.10, and works
> perfectly.
>
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Simon Wears > wrote:
>> I've
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Colin McCarthy wrote:
> As 'Three' customer my dongle is only £5 a month for 1GB. More than
> enough mobile bandwidth.
If I'm programming websites on ssh I would imagine that isn't a lot of
bandwidth.
Just need to avoid downloading all that por... erm... ;-)
S
I am currently on a train going to the darkest parts of Kent and using
a 'Three' dongle on my eeePC 701 running eeeBuntu. 3G works fine in
Ubuntu 8.10. Although there is a know bug where you sometimes dont get
DNS from your provider, but it's being worked on. All I do is
disconnect and reconnect a
The built-in 3G modem in my Dell was recognised under 8.10, and works
perfectly.
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Simon Wears wrote:
> I've READ it works well, but I haven't tried it personally.
>
> Simon
>
>
>
> On 20 Jan 2009, at 00:05, "Sean Miller" wrote:
>
>> Anybody got any experience of
I've READ it works well, but I haven't tried it personally.
Simon
On 20 Jan 2009, at 00:05, "Sean Miller" wrote:
> Anybody got any experience of mobile broadband?
>
> I may be moving to rented accommodation shortly and don't know how
> long I'll be there, so the mobile broadband concept is te
Anybody got any experience of mobile broadband?
I may be moving to rented accommodation shortly and don't know how
long I'll be there, so the mobile broadband concept is tempting as
it'll allow me to not worry about "minimum contracts" and so on with
phone lines etc.
How supported is it with Ubun
Rob,
I am using the Huawei E220 with Vodafone on Intrepid 8.10
The laptop is an EI systems 13 inch screen.
The broadband worked straight away.
Douglas
On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 10:35 +, Tony Arnold wrote:
> Rob,
>
> Rob Beard wrote:
>
> > Now I was wondering if it's just a case of plugging
Steve Garton wrote:
> Or you could ignore me, as the link is
> http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-broadband/pay-per-day-options/
>
> /me needs to open my eyes!
>
>
> Steve Garton
>
Turns out O2 are doing PAYG mobile broadband too now...
http://broadband.o2.co.uk/mobile/payandgo.jsp
£30 f
Or you could ignore me, as the link is
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-broadband/pay-per-day-options/
/me needs to open my eyes!
Steve Garton
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Rob Beard wrote:
> What attracts me to T-Mobile is that it's 3GB per month and I don't have
> to pay £10 for the month, I can pay £2 for the day as and when I need it
> (I probably wouldn't use it much as I have normal broadband at home).
>
> Rob
>
That sounds a really good deal, but I can'
Matt Jones wrote:
> 3 do a pay as you go plan £10 buys 1gb valid for 1 month. They do the
> soap style e220 also the t mobile style one e169. Matt.
>
>
They still do the E220?
Hmm, I'll have to check the store in town I think.
What attracts me to T-Mobile is that it's 3GB per month and I don't
Tony Arnold wrote:
> Rob,
>
> Rob Beard wrote:
>
>> Now I was wondering if it's just a case of plugging the modem in and
>> changing the profile settings, or do the modems need some sort of
>> firmware update to unlock them?
>
> I tried a friends 3G USB modem from 3 recently. I pluged it in to
3 do a pay as you go plan £10 buys 1gb valid for 1 month. They do the
soap style e220 also the t mobile style one e169. Matt.
On 12/19/08, Tony Arnold wrote:
> Rob,
>
> Rob Beard wrote:
>
>> Now I was wondering if it's just a case of plugging the modem in and
>> changing the profile settings, or
Rob,
Rob Beard wrote:
> Now I was wondering if it's just a case of plugging the modem in and
> changing the profile settings, or do the modems need some sort of
> firmware update to unlock them?
I tried a friends 3G USB modem from 3 recently. I pluged it in to my
laptop running Intrepid, and a
Hi folks,
I'm looking to get a mobile broadband modem for Christmas. I was
originally considering getting a T-Mobile stick for £50 as they do the
£2 a day mobile broadband. However it seems that I can't get T-Mobile
3G where I live, it appears that the reception is a bit better on Three.
I f
Yishay Mor wrote:
> slightly to the left of this topic, anyone managed to use the 3
> skypphone as a modem under Ubuntu?
I haven't personally (my Skypephone died after 3 days!) but it seems it
can be done, at least via Bluetooth...
http://davestevens.co.uk/blog/2008/01/03/3-skype-phone-as-bluet
slightly to the left of this topic, anyone managed to use the 3 skypphone as
a modem under Ubuntu?
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On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Joshua Scotton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm getting an Eee PC 901 which should be delivered tomorrow and I plan
> to install ubuntu-eee on it as soon as it arrives.
>
> Have any of you guys managed to get a Mobile Broadband USB modem such as
> Vodafon
I was talking about the USB ones.
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Ken Robson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Josh asked about usb broadband modems.
> I used one very successfully on 8.04 (eee version) on my 702 with no
> problems.
> I installed the latest network manager (0.7) on 8.04 and this has th
Josh asked about usb broadband modems.
I used one very successfully on 8.04 (eee version) on my 702 with no
problems.
I installed the latest network manager (0.7) on 8.04 and this has the
built in broadband modem support so it was just a matter of selecting it
and say connect.
Usb stick was/is
Generally they just work, I have seen people using the Vodafone ones with
them. If it doesn't work Out of the box, Vodafone have produced a GPL'd tool
to use them with. I had a 3 Huawei E220, which worked perfectly.
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Joshua Scotton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hi all
Hi all,
I'm getting an Eee PC 901 which should be delivered tomorrow and I plan
to install ubuntu-eee on it as soon as it arrives.
Have any of you guys managed to get a Mobile Broadband USB modem such as
Vodafones's [1] set up on an Eee PC and if so how?
Also, are there any important things I ne
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