[ubuntu-in] Ubuntu friendly datacards (dongle)

[Kingsly John]

+++ James Sebastian [2011-03-18 22:21:12]:

> Dear All,
> 
> I am looking for details on which datacards are supported on Ubuntu from
> different mobile service providers.
> Would be happy if any one can point any webpages listing them.
> I tried on http://ubuntu-in.info/wiki/ but could not locate anything.

I don't think there are any that won't work with Linux. (Of course the
clueless staff at the telecom companies/stores will tell you otherwise.)

I have one from MTS (  Manufacturer: ZTE, Incorporated  idVendor=19d2,
idProduct=fff ) and a Tata Photon+ device (Olive Telecom - V-ME101 ,
Manufacturer: Qualcomm, Incorporated idVendor=201e, idProduct=2009 )

Both work great and can even do away with the need for usb_modeswitch since
ejecting the usb cdrom device that gets detected at first causes the device
to switch into the modem mode.

Used to have a non-EVDO device from Reliance, which worked great too. But
Reliance customer care is horrible, and they refuse to even lodge a complaint
about packet loss problems on their network if you are using Linux. 

Kingsly 

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