Ubuntu and gprs connectivity

[Manulite]

Hi All,

I have recently acquired a USB gprs modem which I managed to get working
easily on my laptop using umtsmon (though not on Ubuntu). The process is
quite straight forward:
-plugin usb modem, it mounts as flash disk first (contains autorun for win
drivers)
-umount the flash device then it automatically mounts as the modem.
-fire up umtsmon, create a profile, connect
-profit!

The speed varies a lot, but I'm always able to at least load gmail in html
version, and do the usual google searches for code snippets and stuff. I've
got 'good' speeds in the morning. So as far as getting work done, I think
the solution works quite OK. I haven't tried to do any downloads as yet. In
my opinion, it's not that wow, but good for basic use. I'm definately
finding it useful.

Just for fun I also got the modem to connect using wvdial as well.

regards

manulite

On 4/24/09, Tapiwa Munzwa <tkmunzwa at bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
> I was able to configure Kubuntu (Hardy) to share the GPRS connection my
> phone uses over bluetooth (not as a modem *per se* - I did not dial up/use
> AT commands on laptop). You can find the steps I took at ubuntuforums (
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6996218#post6996218)<http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6996218#post6996218>
>
> The GPRS speeds did not impress me much either where I am (Botswana), I'd
> say comparable to dialup. And the charges are expensive to the point of
> obscenity (per MB). I hope Econet will have reasonable rates.
>
>
>
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>> From: Kuda Dube <kuda.dube at africadevelopers.com>
>> To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:24:25 +0100
>> Subject: Re: Ubuntu and gprs connectivity
>> Hi OS,
>>
>> GPRS Internet is something I am really looking forward to although I am
>> also really interested in any other Internet connectivity options in
>> Zim, especially in my house. I will follow this thread attentively!
>>
>> ---
>> Kuda
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>> On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:21:13 +0200
>> "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > Friends,
>> >
>> > I guess we have all heard that Econet is going to offer GPRS internet
>> > connectivity "real soon now". It will be faster than dial-up at least
>> > and should cover whereever they cover.
>> >
>> > Anyone has any experience on how to make this work from Ubuntu,
>> > Kubuntu etc? I guess we talk mainly about using your cellphone via
>> > bluetooth as a modem - somehow...
>> >
>> > Sinclair
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>> >
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>> --
>> Kudakwashe Dube
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>> To: "'Kuda Dube'" <kuda.dube at africadevelopers.com>, <
>> ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:43:09 +0200
>> Subject: RE: Ubuntu and gprs connectivity
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I did recently see a "demo" of this by one of the guys selling the
>> modems.... I'm afraid I wasn't impressed at all. It was possibly just the
>> time of day (around 4pm) but it actually seemed slower than dialup and
>> some
>> of the larger/slower sites like wikipedia, failed to load at all. I fear
>> that econet has already over-subscribed the service?
>>
>> Anyone else had any better experiences? Apparently it worked well when it
>> was in demo phase but performance has degraded badly since it went
>> commercial. (At least that's what I've heard).
>>
>> NC
>>
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>> Cc: o.sinclair at gmail.com
>> Subject: Re: Ubuntu and gprs connectivity
>>
>> Hi OS,
>>
>> GPRS Internet is something I am really looking forward to although I am
>> also really interested in any other Internet connectivity options in
>> Zim, especially in my house. I will follow this thread attentively!
>>
>> ---
>> Kuda
>>
>> On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:21:13 +0200
>> "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Friends,
>> >
>> > I guess we have all heard that Econet is going to offer GPRS internet
>> > connectivity "real soon now". It will be faster than dial-up at least
>> > and should cover whereever they cover.
>> >
>> > Anyone has any experience on how to make this work from Ubuntu,
>> > Kubuntu etc? I guess we talk mainly about using your cellphone via
>> > bluetooth as a modem - somehow...
>> >
>> > Sinclair
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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