I don&#39;t have any personal experience with that device, it looks like it is the following <a href="http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/MF668.htm">http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/MF668.htm</a>  I would do a search based on the model, it will hopefully be on the device or packaging somewhere. Slight variations can make a difference in terms of how well it works eg. XXX will be supported but XXXa may not be.<br>
<br>If it is the above model, it looks like it does work but I would check based on the distribution you are intending to use. <a href="http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&amp;t=89232&amp;p=516732">http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&amp;t=89232&amp;p=516732</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 9 July 2012 20:38, Mark Trickett <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:marktrickett@bigpond.com" target="_blank">marktrickett@bigpond.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hello All,<br>
<br>
I have a friend currently running Windows on a laptop, where IE was so<br>
woeful that they were looking to upgrade the USB wireless broadband<br>
dongle. When I installed Firefox, matters improved, but some of the AV<br>
and malware software is not playing nice.<br>
<br>
As a result, I would like for them to be able to run Linux from a USB<br>
stick as a first trial before expunging Windows. This will require<br>
supporting the current connection with a Telstra Elite Mobile Broadband<br>
USB Modem, which is activated. I am aware that it has a dual<br>
personality, with the storage holding the install software, and having<br>
to be switched into the modem mode for communications.<br>
<br>
What I would appreciate is personal experience with this device, and<br>
what it can be made to do, and what the limitations are. I would also<br>
appreciate any pointers to what I might also consider for my personal<br>
use, where I will not require to run Windows for the activation phase. I<br>
am currently on dialup, but I have &quot;issues&quot; when I try to get the<br>
digital version of Linux Journal. Specifically, there is something in<br>
the network path causing undue ping times, whereas I can do much the<br>
same to grab similarly sized files from other sites, and it does work.<br>
Having limited amounts of prepaid quota would be very helpful for<br>
intermittent use, as would further information that will assist in<br>
dealings with Telstra&#39;s marketing, and ostensibly not supporting Linux.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Mark Trickett<br>
<br>
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