[ubuntu-uk] Mobile broadband modems - using them on multiple networks

[Douglas Campbell]

Rob,

I am using the Huawei E220 with Vodafone on Intrepid 8.10

The laptop is an EI systems 13 inch screen.

The broadband worked straight away.

Douglas



On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 10:35 +0000, Tony Arnold wrote:
> Rob,
> 
> Rob Beard wrote:
> 
> > Now I was wondering if it's just a case of plugging the modem in and 
> > changing the profile settings, or do the modems need some sort of 
> > firmware update to unlock them?
> 
> I tried a friends 3G USB modem from 3 recently. I pluged it in to my
> laptop running Intrepid, and a window popped up saying a new mobile
> broadband device had been discovered. It hen took me through a wizard
> that just asked me who was providing the service and that was it, it
> just worked! I could then use Network Manager to select the 3G
> connection and all was good. I was very impressed.
> 
> Regards,
> Tony.
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