This modem isn't listed at either https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworkManager/Hardware/3G/
or https://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/MobileBroadband as a supported model. Please file a request upstream at https://bugzilla.gnome.org/browse.cgi?product=NetworkManager asking for support to be added. ** Summary changed: - NM sometimes fails to recognize Mobile broadband USB modem MF626 + NM sometimes fails to recognize 3G modem -- ZTE MF626 ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/963758 Title: NM sometimes fails to recognize 3G modem -- ZTE MF626 Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: I use a HSDPA USB modem model number: MF626 and on some occasions when booting up the computer Network Manager does not recognise the device even though it has been set up. I sometimes have to reboot 2 or 3 times to get it to be recognised before I can use it to connect to internet. I am using: network-manager: Installed: 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu5.1 Candidate: 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu5.1 Version table: *** 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu5.1 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 Codename: oneiric Linux xubuntu 3.0.0-16-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 14 12:49:42 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Computer: Dell OptiPlex 170L Ram: 1GB Processor: celeron To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/963758/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp