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 my > laptop running Intrepid, and a window popped up saying a new mobile > broadband device had been discovered. It hen took me through a wizard > that just asked me who was providing the service and that was it, it > just worked! I could then use Network Manager to select the 3G > connection and all was good. I was very impressed. > > Regards, > Tony.
That's good. I'm just wondering though if the modems are like mobiles and locked to specific providers (for instance, a Three modem being locked to a Three SIM card). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
