I have a 3Gmobile broadband dongle that is supposed to go on windows XP, Vista, and 7. Is there any way i can use this dongle for ubuntu 12.04? Model #- SCT-UM300
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As I understand you need to install usb-modeswitch and usb-modeswitch-data packages, and to do that you have to use your Ubuntu CD/DVD as a repository, meaning you have to add it to the Software Sources list. Unless you also have a wired connection and you can already use the Internet. Anyway, you have to type this code in terminal:
sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data
Those 2 packages should be already present on your system and you may get a message in the terminal saying that they are installed but if they are not you need them.
Next step is to visit this page to learn how to setup a 3g connection using ubuntu network manager. I hope this helps because I am no expert in this kind of problems but I thought you can find a solution following the instructions from the link I gave you.
The intructions are targeted to people living in the UK, so you should choose your own location and all the other required data.
dmesg
to see if there is kernel messages related to it or not.