Help with Ubuntu 10.4 and Wireless Broadband

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On 07/04/11 01:50, Tony Pursell wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-04-06 at 23:01 +0930, Terry Smith wrote:
>> Sent via Evolution Mail ?  - Wed Apl 6   sent to:
>> ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com.
>> Sent via Gmail - Wed Apl 6  sent to: as above
>>
>>
>> Can anyone help me with a simple, basic step-by-step guide to setting
>> up a wireless broadband connection using Ubuntu 10.4 (Lucid Lynx)?
>>
>> I have a USB dongle (Huawei E160E - HSDPA USB stick) supplied by Adam
>> Internet (South Australia) on an AnyG plan on trial for 7 days.  It
>> runs on the Optus 3G network and I have been assured that in this area
>> I should get a reasonable connection and speed for my $19.90 for 1.5
>> GB per month.  The problem is that Adam are very ambivalent about
>> supporting their product.  They have varied from "it will be no
>> trouble" when selling me the product, to a blank  "we don't support
>> Linux and can't help you" when I called the support desk.  In between
>> that there have been 2 very helpful staff there who have rung back
>> with suggestions, but still with no success after 40 mins of telephone
>> time in total.
>>
>>
>> It will be obvious that I'm a beginner with Linux/Ubuntu, but am keen
>> to get it working if possible.  However it's not straightforward for
>> beginners.  Sorry this email request for help is so long, but your
>> assistance would be appreciated.
>> Thanks.
>> Erica
>>
> Hi Terry
>
> Try this:
>
> Plug in the USB Stick.  You should see a fan shaped wireless network
> icon in the notification area (top right).   Right click on this and
> select 'Edit Connections'. You then get the Network Connections
> dialogue.  Select the Mobile Broadband tab. Click Add.
>
> You now have Set up a Mobile Broadband Connection. It should be showing
> that you have a Huawei device.  Click Forward. Select your Country
> (Australia) and click Forward.  Select your Provider (Optus, I assume)
> and click Forward.  Select your Billing Plan (whichever is appropriate -
> mine is a Pay as you Go) and click Forward.
>
> The only other problem you might have (and I hope you don't), is to find
> that your Huawei model is not supported.  That would be end of free
> trial.
>
> Tony
>
>
>
>
Hi, I am running a Huawei e160e modem with Internode.
I am not sure about your modem, but mine is also a storage device, when 
plugged in it
puts an icon on Desktop as if it is a CD in your drive. If so you will 
need to "eject' this
before doing your wireless setup. Don't know about Adam, but for me the 
setup was very simple.
But I did need to eject the "CD Icon" on my desktop, as the computer 
"sees" the dongle as a
storage device first. Once setup it's not necessary to eject this. 
(storage device only works with Windows, have never tried it though)

Hope this helps.
Take care
Winton