Questions tagged [mobile-broadband]
Mobile broadband is the marketing term for wireless Internet access through a portable modem, mobile phone (called "cell phones" in North America and South Africa), USB Wireless Modem, or other mobile devices.
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Thinkpad T420 3g modem
I have been trying to connect to 3G using my data sim card on ubuntu.
lssub return this:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0083 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
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Enable mobile broadband not working
I'm using an EVDO usb Modem on 12.04. It works perfectly fine for few times. But now on wards when ever I try to connect it shows not enabled in status . I tried to enable it by ticking "Enable Mobile ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 can't detect internal mobile broadband (Gobi 2000)
Hi I have been trying Ubuntu to detect and connect using the buit in mobile broadband capability in my HP 110 netbook but until now nothing seems to work
Output of lspci command:
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Setting up pre-installed mobile broadband in ubuntu 20.04 in thinkpad x1-carbon
I have a quectel em120r-gl 4g lte cat12 card already put in the computer. It came with windows 10 preinstalled and this card is working perfectly, I could see a mobile broadband connection option in ...
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Prevent Ubuntu from recognizing phone as mobile broadband
The WiFi module in my laptop is currently broken and in the meantime I tried to use my phone as a WiFi module. I connect my phone to a WiFi (mobile data is disabled) and plug in my phone to the laptop ...
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Huawei ec156 Tata Photon+ not working in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
My Tata Photon device will shows up in the terminal when I ran the command lsusb. However, it doesn't show on the desktop.
It also doesn't work as a flash drive.
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Mobile broadband device was detected before but now not any more
I am using a Huawei E1731 Mobile Broadband Device since few months now. I've had no problem with it, after installing it it ran perfectly.
However two hours ago suddenly the device is not detected ...
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Failed to connect to Internet using Huawei E1550 mobile broadband in Ubuntu 22.04
I have been trying to use my mobile broadband usb for hours but without succeed.
It works on another windows device I have, also I managed to send a SMS message using modem-manager-gui to another ...
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Modem software install problem
Did an update to Ubuntu 16.04LTS yesterday unfortunately now Ubuntu is giving the messages:
Optus 4G Mobile” contains software intended to be automatically started. Would you like to run it?
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GSM modem problem
I have a problem with gsm (3g, LTE) modem. I use Ubuntu 16.04 on Lenovo Thinkpad x240. Since I started using this laptop gsm modem had been working great. Yesterday I've noticed that it's not working. ...
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Needs to restart Network-Manager to see broadband interface
I installed xenial (xubuntu) on my Lenovo x220 and all works well. I also setup my broadband network interface to use T-Mobile and connection works. But after reboot or hibernate I ever have to ...
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USB Modem can't be connected on Ubuntu 16.04
USB modem is detecting in network manager, but clicking on connect button, it keeps on going for few minutes and disconnects thereafter. I thought It was a fault with my computer. But wasn't. I tried ...
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How to install Alcatel's One Touch (l100) 4G modem in a Ubuntu 14.04?
I've tried using Alcatel's One Touch 4G USB modem on a newly installed Ubuntu 14.04, but with no luck. The carrier is Portugal's Optimus Kanguru.
Following suggestions online, I've installed usb-...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Wireless Hotspot Problems
I had an Ubuntu 12.04 system which I recently upgraded to 13.04. I thought of trying to create a Wireless Hotspot that I could use to share my Mobile Broadband Connection with other devices. To that ...
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Why can't ubuntu recognize my mobile broadband usb dongle when I plug it into the usb 3.0 port?
I have a Mobile Broadband USB dongle. When I plug it into the usb 2.0 port ubuntu recognizes it and connects quickly, but on a usb 3.0 port ubuntu does not recognize it at all! This problem is NOT ...
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Connecting to the internet Via USB on Ubuntu 12.10 issue
Yesterday the connection worked now when I plug in my iPhone its displaying the connecting icon then stops and carries on.
I have no Internet connection; only my phone, which means I can't install ...
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neither mobile broadband nor wireless connects on ubuntu whereas it does in windows 7 running parallely
i am using ubuntu 12.04 on my dell inspiron n5010. I read almost all the posts available but couldn't get my internet connection established. I have an MTS Mblaze usb net connect. i added the device ...
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Mobile Broadband not working in 12.10
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 and connected to MTS MBlaze. I get the message "Connection Established". But when I open Firefox, I can't view any web page.
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No enable mobile broadband option
I just migrated from Wubi to actual dual booting Ubuntu and Windows 7 my machine is an Aspire 4750G.
When I had (Wubi) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit the network applet included the "enable mobile broadband"...
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Why does four ttyUSB entries appear when I plug one mobile broadband modem?
I am using D-Link DWP-156 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. When I plug it into one of the four USB ports on my laptop, 4 new devices are detected by /dev folder viz: ttyUSB0, ttyUSB1, ttyUSB2 and ttyUSB3. Why is ...
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Mobile broadband missing in 21.10 after upgrade
Upraded to Ubuntu 21.10 to fix Bluetooth issues I had. Unfortunately my mobile broadband connection stopped working right after the upgrade.
I don't have mobile broadband under network settings ...
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Experiencing slow internet speed on my Ubuntu 18.04
I have dual boot Ubuntu 18.04 and windows 10 in my laptop with mobile hotspot internet connection. I am experiencing slow internet speed on both Ubuntu 18.04 and windows 10 as well. Likewise, if on ...
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Unable to connect to wifi using Mobile Hotspot. Network Status: Disabled. Wifi Card: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 [Rainbow Peak] OS: Ubuntu 20.04
I used to connect to internet via mobile hotspot wifi using the broadcom mini wifi card (**BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n). It suddenly stopped working one day (not sure why), when I was troubleshooting some ...
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UbuntuMATE on Lenovo MiiX320 - mobile broadband grayed out
I've installed Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 on a Lenovo MiiX320 by following this tutorial: UbuntuMATE auf MiiX320-10icr
It works fine, but I can't connect by using the built-in Fibocom LTE modem. It's ...
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Can I call someone from my PC using Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i, an eight year old phone running Android 2.2 'Froyo'. I connected it to my PC using USB cable. I could find that it̀s modem was connected. Can I call or text to ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 mobile internet - SIM card not recognized
What could be a reason, why my mobile internet UMTS card is not recognized by modem-manager-gui or by the NetworkManager? My laptop is a Lenovo X1. I once saw it recognized, but after a reboot it ...
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How to connect to Mobile Broadband with Google Fi SIM card
In Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS on a Lenovo Thinkpad T480s, I just plugged in a Google Fi SIM Card, and it's not connecting. After setting the APN name to "h2g2", as explained here, I get a "Activation of ...
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Cannot connect my sim card to internet
I've got a problem with the connection to internet with mobile broadband. I first checked that the Sim Card is functioning with Windows (connection was good). Then I installed the newest Kubuntu (18....
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Ubuntu 18.04 Disable WiFi Device and enable Broadcomm connection on startup
Back to Ubuntu after years in MS.
In Ubuntu Bionic Beaver:
How to automatically disable Wifi device on startup?
How to turn "Mobile Broadband = enabled" on startup?
WiFi hardware: Intel Wireless ...
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Ubuntu 16.04.1 don't work vith mobile broadband
I have tried everything but without results.
The closest I've come to is that the signal has shown "cable connection established" and I have printed an ethernet connection. But nevertheless there was ...
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Kubuntu 17.10 Mobile Broadband Problem
I'm having issues with mobile broadband.
I use the 4.13.16 generic kernel because the latest 4.14 kernels break my virtual machine kernel modules. Not sure if this matters as info.
The Mobile ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS cannot see built-in 3G modem Lenovo ThinkPad T410
I'm a newbie and try to become friends with system. A have a prepaid 3G sim card, installed into built-in 3G modem of my Lenovo T410. I know it worked with another simcard 6 months ago, but now i cant ...
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Huawei E173 Mobile Broadband not detected in Ubuntu 16.04
There are a number of posts to this effect, but none have solved my problem yet. My USB modem was detected fine in 14.04 but since upgrading to 16.04, I have not been able to connect with it except on ...
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Huawai Mobile Partner not working!
I checked some of the previous posts but I didn't find an answer that helped me. Here's the thing, I bought this mobile broadband about 14 days ago, plugged it in and all worked as it should, but the ...
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mobile partner for ubuntu 16.04
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 with Huawei mobile broadband dongle and I need a software like mobile partner which is available in Windows to use in Ubuntu environment. I have installed Modem manager GUI but ...
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Using a built-in Sierra EM7455 mobile broadband I only get a local IP
I'm on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon (early 2016) that came with a built-in Sierra EM7455 card. I'd like to make the switch to Linux but I'm currently unable to make use of the mobile broadband ...
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Can not connect to mobile broadband even when modem is detected
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and when I connect the Linktop U100(CDMA2000 1X USB modem) the "New Mobile broadband connection" alongwith "Enable mobile broadband" appears in network drop-down menu but ...
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How to get mobile data working (Three data SIM, Huawei ME906s, Xenial)
I've recently acquired a Thinkpad T460p that has a Huawei ME906s LTE modem card installed. I bought a PAYG SIM card from Three UK to use with it. I cannot get this combination to work. I'm using ...
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HP un2400 (Gobi 1000) WWAN adapter not working even with firmware
I am trying to get a HP un2400 WWAN adapter in an EliteBook 6930p to work.
The un2400 uses the Qualcomm Gobi 1000 chip, which requires firmware binaries to be downloaded to the device on startup.
I'...
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hauwei e303 is not detected after machine is wake up from sleep
I have huawei e303 dongle. If I plug it and boot up my system, it is working fine. And if I plug it after machine is booted up it also works fine, but only for the first. If I unplugged it after above ...
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USB Modem Stopped Working Ubuntu 15.10
I use a MTS MBLAZE modem(created by ZTE) to connect to the Internet. Normally Ubuntu automatically detects the modem and in a few seconds shows a notification that "Mobile Broadband Network. you are ...
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mobile broadband signal strength indicator in ubuntu 15.10 weaker than in window 10
I am dual-booting Ubuntu 15.10 (kernel: 4.2) alongside with Window 10 in my new Aspire E15 E5-573G-779S. Appreciate if anyone can help to advise on below problem:
using usb modem - mobile broadband 3G ...
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How do I fix my netman (Huawei E3531) usb broadband internet in ubuntu 14.04.3 it connects but do not display web pages
It ask me my password and then it connects but do not display web pages ( the blue light is on) I can send ussd and get an answer back. Please help
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Connecting Huawei R207 on Ubuntu 14 via USB
Has anyone tried to connect the Huawei R207 (Broadband device) via USB to Ubuntu 14?
When I connect the device to USB, Ubuntu recognizes it as a hard drive.
I eject the drive using right click.
It is ...
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Ubuntu Detects my usb modem (made by samsung) as a cellphone (galaxy S III) is there a way around this
I plugged in my Mobile Broadband device and it brought up a window saying it couldn't connect phone, my question is if there is a way to get around this and connect it as my internet (Samsung Galaxy S ...
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Huawei EC156 mobile broadband not working with Network manager on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bit
Related to Getting HUAWEI Mobile Broadband E173 to work in Ubuntu 13.10 .
I have the same situation with the huawei ec156 modem .With wvdial it works perfectly with /dev/ttyUSB0 but with Network ...
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Strange e1550 dongle behavior, initialized only if loaded in Windows previously
I'm a new user of Ubuntu, and connect to internet via Huawei e1550 dongle (USB modem). I also have a Windows OS like a second one (dual boot) on my laptop. So yesterday I login to Windows, do some ...
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Mobile Broadband Modem will not connect with Kernel 3.11 Ubuntu 12.04.4
My Mobile Broadband modem works with Kernel 3.2.0-58-generic #88-Ubuntu SMP, however it fails to complete a connection with the new 3.11 Kernel. Does anyone have a solution to enable the modem with ...
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Does the Thinkpad x1 Carbon Mobile Broadband option work with Ubuntu?
I'm just wondering if the mobile broadband works once you install ubuntu and remove windows.
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Start ppp(Mobile broadband) connection automatically when eth0 gets down
I am having a two connection. One is local area Ethernet connection which connects to internet. Second connection is a GSM modem connected to my modem.
What I am looking for is,
When eth0(local ...
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