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After a lot of searching and reading in different forums I found a solution to my problem. Please note that while the other answers didn't solve my problem, they might be helpful to others facing problems with 3G USB Modems (specially the sakis-3g script).
I found my solution in this thread, which I will detail in the following:
When connecting my USB ...
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Actually, the phone number isn't stored on the SIM card itself, and I don't think a transfer is feasible.
However, you can simply cut the old card to turn it into a micro-SIM. Be careful when doing it, though.
Here is a nice little guide with a cutting template: http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-convert-micro-sim-to-nano-sim-for-iphone-5/
If you want to go ...
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You could do this. Network Manager can do one connection per device just fine. But even with network-manager connected to multiple things, outbound traffic will only chose one gateway. You need to bridge these gateways into a virtual tunnel and use that as the gateway.
The problem is all the machinery is there (iptables, ipchains, iproute2, etc) is somewhat ...
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This problem is subject to a bug-report
Thus, until it is resolved upstream, a work around such as enabling mobile broadband on login will probably have to suffice.
Credit for the answer below goes to one of the bug contributors - if you have any additional information, add your details to the bug-report. Note - the subscribers dont like "me too" answers ...
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I configured a ZTE USB modem in Ubuntu while in Mali, but it was exactly like the Huawei ETS2055 (it's on MaliTel's CDMA towers), except for having a different Vendor ID/Product ID. I found your device on a forum thread, but I'll try to give you steps to get roughly any USB modem working in Ubuntu using your modem as an example:
Execute lsusb in the ...
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This is a known issue / bug:
LaunchPad > 3G is non-functional on 32GB+3G Nexus 7
Repeated attempts to get 3G connectivity on my Nexus 7 fail. The same SIM worked fine under Android.
Very occasionally, a notification pops up saying that I have connected, but I am then immediately disconnected again. Most of the time, though, I get a 'disconnected' ...
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Vodafone used to offer an application for linux itself, i never used it so i don't know the exact functionality. Right now the site seems to be down for maintenance but you should be able to reach it again in a few hours i guess:
http://www.vodafonebetavine.net/web/linux_drivers
Edit:
Found a link with description and pictures it definitely supports SMS ...
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Assuming that you already have a computer running Ubuntu (connected to internet via 3G) and a working wifi card, the procedure to share the 3G internet with other computers is very easy.
After you connect to the internet, right click on the network manager icon on system tray and click on "Create Wireless Network." Follow the on screen instructions and ...
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So after some more research the answer seems to be this product:
http://www.edimax.co.uk/en/produce_detail.php?pd_id=352&pl1_id=1&pl2_id=77
As it says in the description:
Internet tethering via iPhone, HTC,
Blackberry, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and
other smart phone
It is a neat little thing as it comes with a battery and also runs of a ...
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I was experiencing this problem for my E220 on Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 as well. It works sometimes and sometimes the "just keeps on and on for a long time and then say I'm offline" thing happens. So to connect I have to do things like unplugging and re plugging the dongle, restarting the machine etc.
But now Huawei offers a Linux version of its Mobile ...
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I have Huawei E156 HSDPA (3G) USB Stick and I did the following, also it worked for my samsung 3g mobile via usb cable.
sudo apt-get install wvdial
after installing wvdial type following lines in terminal to edit wvdial.conf
sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
Paste into your editor, the following lines:
[Dialer name]
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = *99#
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I have to give thanks to @inhuman4 from the USB_ModeSwitch forums for figuring this one out.
Basically, the modem acts like a USB key until a certain code is sent to it. This code is device specific and Ubuntu uses usb_modeswitch to switch the mode on the modem from key to modem.
For the time being to add support for Rogers Nokia CS-18 rocketstick users ...
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Tested on my Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS PC:
First, add the following lines to the /etc/udev/rules.d/14-olicardmodules.rules file (you will need superuser privileges to edit it):
ATTRS{idVendor}=="0b3c",ATTRS{idProduct}=="c004",RUN+="/sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0b3c product=0xc004"
...
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Okay so I have kind of an answer. This might help some of the other South Africans out there that are struggling with 3G connections on Ubuntu 12.04. If I go to the terminal and type gksudo gnome-ppp (of course gnome-ppp must be installed, but you can also use wvdial) and click on Setup and then on Detect, it detects the Vodafone USB modem (it also works ...
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After talking with the installation experts, I've discovered that the Quantal image for the 32GB Nexus7 with 3G is not currently working. The reason is that the addition of the new radio device changed the devices around just enough that the tarball installer is looking at the wrong path to install the filesystem. This is fixed in the raring images (which ...
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You can resolve this by:
(a.) Plugging in a USB WiFi adapter to your Dell laptop, or using its inbuilt WiFi capability, OR
(b.) Finding the correct USB mode-switch settings, so that it (your USB device) switches back to being a modem (and not just a storage device).
Some Background:
Back in Windows-land, someone had the 'bright' idea that, as all ...
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If you don't have a micro SD card or other storage connected via this device then just remove the device. The file manager may just be confused and tries to sync to the read only memory part of the device, which of course will fail. Just handle this device like a mouse or other non storage USB peripherals. You don't try to safely remove them, because there ...
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Step by Step guide to use Huawei E1550 USB stick on Ubuntu:
1. Plug in Huawei E1550 USB modem to USB port. You can notice its icon is loaded on Desktop.
Type following command at command prompt: gksu gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/15-huawei-e1550.rules
It will open gedit. Type following lines in it and then save it and close the file:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb"
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Here is things to do after successfully put ubuntu in your samsung chromebook.
Go to software center and install synaptic.
For gobi Novatel Wireless you have to install gobi loader in synaptic or software center and reboot to activate your 3G mobile broadband.
With modem manager you can send sms check ussd and network. The link: ...
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3G sticks are by and large designed only to be used on a particular network operator. When you got it from Idea, only connections with Idea 3G data plan enabled will work. It is not a Ubuntu thing. The problem is that Ubuntu might detect the card, but configuring it for use is a different matter.
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I'm now using 11.04 and iPhone 3G's internet connection via bluetooth (works out of the box), but with 10.10 i used an USB cable, and this line in /etc/network/interfaces:
iface wwan0 inet dhcp
Then everytime i wanted to get on the net, i would connect the USB cable and run sudo ifup wwan0 from commandline. This is of course a suboptimal, but it worked for ...
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Actually, Linux (Ubuntu in your case) does not limit the speed. In all cases i have known it boosts the speed to the maximum on the connection to the modem. you must have a router limit, modem limit or maybe you configure something on Ubuntu that changed that (For example trying to see a youtube video while downloading with transmission)
I repeat in all ...
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I solved this problem but not so elegantly.
In Disc utility, I unmounted and safely disassembled the unit CD Huawei. One minute after that, the 3G modem is recognized properly.
It works for me. I think the problem is the CD-Huawei and not the USB mass storage.
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and Huawei E156G (I think this is like E220).
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When you connect using ubuntu network manager aplet i think it's automaticaly switch form 3G to Edge eventhough network will be disconnected for a while.
if you want such us standalone network manager like sierra wireless watcher or huawei mobile partner you can use application named UMTSMON, you can monitor the signal, choose the network type, even send ...
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click on network applet > Edit connections.. > Mobile Broadband
select your mobile broadband connection and click Edit
you will see dialog box as below,
change Type: to 2G (GPRS/EDGE)
click Save. now whenever you try to connect to internet it'll use only EDGE even if 3G network is available.
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That's unfortunately how some 3G dongles work. If the serial port is closed, they essentially need to be reset back to a poweron mode. This might be possible to do using the "Enable mobile broadband" option in nm-applet by deselecting and selecting it again. Otherwise, it may need to be modeswitched again, in which case it may be simple to disconnect it from ...
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Could this be related to either of the following:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/789508
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/566812
?
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Everytime a network interface goes up, scripts in /etc/network/if-up.d/ get executed.
You need to find out wich interface does your 3G connection binds.
This is a snipped for samba script, that comes in Ubuntu 12.04
#!/bin/sh
# Try to bring nmbd up when an interface comes up, if smbd is already running.
# Don't bother to do anything for lo.
if [ "$IFACE" ...
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Mode-switching – method one
Thanks to OdyX (who maintains usb-modeswitch) this is the simplest method.
Open a terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and type:
sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data
Mode-switching – method two
On inserting the device, if you open a terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and type dmesg
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Adding the udev rules does not make the dongle persistent in 11.10.
It is often necessary to restart the machine to get the device to register; either that or delete the entry in the network manager, re-insert the modem and re-register a new connection in the network manager, every time it's needed, just like in Ubuntu 9.04.
The suggested method works fine ...
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