I have a Huawei E160G which is a prepaid from Three - not sure if it can
be unlocked because I've never tried. It works out of the box on the
last three versions of Ubuntu.
One annoying thing which may or may not be to do with Linux is that if
you run out of credit completely you have to get a working connection
before being able to recharge - I can't understand that.
Carl Adams wrote:
Hello All
I'm currently looking for the most economically efficient way to
connect to the Internet via wireless using Linux. A few years ago I
purchased an iBurst modem, but that technology is now obsolete. The
best bet appears to be a USB stick modem, a device somewhat bigger
than a USB memory stick (about 70 x 25 x 10mm) – essentially a mobile
phone without screen, keyboard, mic or speaker. I've purchased a
Virgin Mobile device for A$80 that includes 1mth/5GB usage. Virgin
have a 365day/12GB recharge for A$150 that would be fine for me - my
typical usage is less than 1GB/month.
Unfortunately, as one might expect, this device has no Lx support, but
it seems that the Lx community is addressing the problem. There's a
very good site at www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ with full
technical explanations, software to download, and a help forum that
I'm currently posting to. No success as yet, and I've a feeling that
there are more problems yet to come. The thread I'm posting to is here
for those interested:
http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/bb/viewtopic.php?t=483
I'd be very interested to hear from anyone who has either a good,
inexpensive wireless Inet connection, or experience with these modems.
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