Apparently purging network-manager and reinstalling it fixed the problem. I now have established a connection with 0.7.1~rc3-0ubuntu2. I wait to see if a live alpha6 works fine I will close this bug.
-- Regression: network-manager 0.7.1~rc3-0ubuntu1 cannot connect with mobile broadband. was ok with 0.7.1~rc1+20090220 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340478 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs