<div>Rob, possibly not very helpful (in fact quite probably lol) but with network manager v.07 I no longer require the proprietary software for my vodafone 3g dongle. Just plug in, select it from the menu of options in network manager, supply the password and you're away....  Hopefully the 3 phone will be similarly easy to use... fingers crossed</div> <div> </div> <div>Regards</div> <div>Pete</div> <div><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/9/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Rob Beard</b> <<a href="mailto:rob@esdelle.co.uk">rob@esdelle.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi folks,<br><br>This might be a bit premature asking since it's only just been<br>released, but I'm interested in getting the new Three SkypePhone S2.<br> According to what I've read on the Three web site, this phone can act<br>as a 3G modem (I did think the original SkypePhone could too).  I just<br>wondered if anyone has got experience of using one of these phones to<br> connect to a Linux machine (Ubuntu/Xubuntu) and if it works or not?<br><br>Other than that, has anyone got the original SkypePhone working with<br>Ubuntu (ideally via Bluetooth)?<br><br>Ta,<br><br>Rob<br><br><br><br><br>--<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a><br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>'In letters of gold, on a snow-white kite, I will write "I Love You!" <br>And send it soaring high above you, for all to read!'<br><br>RIP Billy M 1957-1997