Hi Richard. I've got a new Telstra Turbo Wireless Next G Broadband USB modem that I use for work and it 'just works' on my Ubuntu 10.04 installation. The details on the back of the device read - Sierra Wireless USB, Qualcomm 3G, NI246. Last year I was having a similar issue with the previous version of Telstra's USB Next G Broadband Modem so I just bought one of their Home Network Gateways which is just a Next G wireless router/modem so it's OS independent. Regards. -- SIMON IVES <a href="http://www.simonives.info">www.simonives.info</a> --------------------------------- Please consider the environment before printing this email or any attachments. <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 8:36 PM, <<a href="mailto:richardmalter@riseup.net">richardmalter@riseup.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> Hey folks, warm hello, Just wondering if anyone has experience connecting to a mobile Telstra broadband account - with a plug-in USB chip. Ubuntu is recognizing the chip but doesn't connect, anyone have any ideas? I am in VIC. Thank you. Richard -- Best regards, Richard Malter -- ubuntu-au mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au</a> </blockquote></div>