Fwd: connecting a ZTE F165 with next g to a ubuntu laptop

Barry Williams bazzawill at gmail.com
Fri Jun 5 09:05:41 BST 2009


Windows mobile works great as a modem but I wouldn't recommend them
they are annoy me so I am waiting until telstra releases an android
phone I just hope that works as a modem.

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:26 PM,
grahampower70 at gmail.com<grahampower70 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Jun 2, 3:25 pm, "Steven O'Reilly" <steven.orei... at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sorry forgot to send to list
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>> Steven
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Steven O'Reilly <steven.orei... at gmail.com>
>> Date: Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: connecting a ZTE F165 with next g to a ubuntu laptop
>> To: Samuel Jackson <junin.to... at gmail.com>
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>> I chased this up last year and had to register at the zte forum
>> <http://www.zte.com.au/ztebb2>
>>
>> The forum is next to useless for linux related info for the 156 and
>> basically says no possible connection even for contacts, calender no
>> mention of data connection.
>>
>> Later I found this about connecting a ZTE modem
>> <http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=645115&p=5#r93>.
>> It may give a hint, I didn't chase it up.
>>
>> The 156 worked as a modem in WinXP but only with the ZTE application
>> so it should be possible.
>>
>> Good luck, please let us know if you get it working.  I noticed a
>> number of trolls on forums claiming success but asking for a direct
>> e-mail to them - I think that is BS.
>>
>> Steven
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>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Samuel Jackson <junin.to... at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Scott Evans <sc... at vk7hse.hobby-site.org> wrote:
>> >> As a guess, *21# on the Telstra network is for re-directing a number to
>> >> another!
>>
>> > Sure is, call forward.
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>> > *21phone number#
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>> > #21# to turn it off.
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> Thanks all for your help I am using ubuntu 9.04 and "network
> connections" for configurations. I have tried *21#,#21# and *99# ,a
> pop up top right of screen comes down and says "GSM network
> disconnected" then goes away. Well this looks like my phone is not
> happy with ubuntu any suggestion on phones that like ubuntu (except
> nokia) as this one is due for replacment anyway. This does not mean
> that I give in, there might be people in the same boat so any tricks
> to get it going are welcome
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