My experience with Telstra has never been good. I have a Telstra supplied (September 2008) Next G Sierra AirCard 880U USB Wireless Modem. Within weeks after having purchased this device from Telstra, Sierra reported though an End-Of-Life communication that the AirCard 880U was no longer available for sale. Telstra never offered any support for getting the device to work on a Linux OS and after trying for weeks through various Linux forums (including Ubuntu). Ubuntu versions in 2008 - 2010 would recognize the device as a Sierra AirCard 880U, but I was unable to connect this to my BIGPOND account. Ubuntu versions after 2010 did not recognize the device at all. I gave up tying to get it to work on a Linux-OS; now I still have it working on a back-up Windows XP-Desktop. In 2010 I obtained a Huawei Wireless USB Modem from Virgin, their support for Ubuntu was first class, they gave me a document with all the required steps and I had the device up in no time.
Harry Degenaar
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