[ubuntu-uk] trouble with a "Vodafone TopUp And Go" dongle

[Rob Beard]

On 13/08/11 17:03, Adam Funk wrote:
> I plugged one of these into my Ubuntu laptop, which recognised it as a
> "Vodafone Mobile Broadband K3570-Z", but I couldn't get a working
> connection (the network manager icon in the notification area went
> into a very high speed spin with the "trying to connect" two dots).
>
> It worked on someone else's Windows laptop by running the two bits of
> software on the USB stick, and no requirement to enter any passwords.
> (A "3 Internet" dongle has previously worked on my laptop without any
> trouble.)
>
> Does anyone have any tips for configuring this thing?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
>
>

I have one of these sticks although it's the earlier K3565 stick, it 
just worked.  What messages do you get in dmesg when you plug it in?

Mine is detected as a USB Storage device, then it disconnects itself, 
then detects as a GSM modem /dev/ttyUSB0 and /dev/ttyUSB1.

I wonder if your particular model of modem isn't detected yet as a modem?

Rob