Sorry for not being clearer Mark. Most 3G devices if they are supported by the kernel will work 'out of the box' - ie. whatever network manager you are using will recognise it and perhaps have the setup needed (APN etc) for Australian providers supplied. Which means clicking the network icon and selecting it... To determine whether it's supported, I would find the model no. of the device and do a search based on the distro you are intending to use. Be sure to search for the exact model, a slight variation may mean it is not yet supported. I have been using a Huawei E160 for 3.5 years and it has been fully supported under the 2.6 or 3 kernels I have used in that time - I remember someone couldn't get an E160g to work though. Occasionally the network manager will not play nice, as in early versions of KDE4 - in such circumstances I have used the wvdial utility, with the config information found from a quick search. Other devices may require the use of usb modeswitch, but with this additional configuration will work fine. On 15 July 2012 20:43, Hiddensoul (Mark Clohesy) < hiddensoul@twistedsouls.com> wrote:
I recently purchased a Telstra Prepaid SIM for my toughbook, it has an internal MODEM that shows up as a USB device. I went with Telstra as the connection manager (In Windows) showed that I could only "See" the telstra network inside my house and only Telsta and Vodafone outside, I was with Amaysim (Using Optus Infrastructure) and could not find the network (A downfall of living rural)
I went with Telstra solely for coverage reasons. When I activated the SIM via a phone call to Telstra I was asked what version of Windows I was using, when I said I was using Linux I was told it would not work with linux and that I should install Windows. I stated I was not using a Telstra Dongle but an internal MODEM and that I was not looking for technical support but that I just wanted the SIM activated.
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and it was really easy to setup, my son runs a DCSI (Optus Network) dongle on his linux laptop and it automagically switched to MODEM mode when plugged in to a Ubuntu 11.10 install.
Ubuntu Network Manager already had Telstra in its list of providers and it was a simple matter of selecting Telstra then selecting the appropriate APN form the list to suit your account type. This information was found by using the setup page on Telstras website for Android Devices.
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