Filiprino,
You concerns are duly noted, but I do not agree this is a critical
usability bug. This is expected behavior, which still allows you to see
the exact current state of the connection across various types of
network states.
The name of the network when connected is always shown as the
established connection, because realistically that's what you want to
know if you have multiple providers: are you connected to the right one?
And if not, allow you to change that.
When disconnected, the menu shows you the current activation state of
the modem, which allows you to see what network it would most likely
connect to if you're outside of your standard provider area. This
doesn't mean you're connected, just that it's what we're getting the
signal from, at this current point in time.
Finally, the parens at the end of the name show you the current speed at
which the connection is established (UMTS, HSDPA, etc), and whether it's
roaming or not. If it's roaming, then it's likely a good indication that
your provider is not reachable. You can furthermore edit the connection
preferences and click a checkbox that will tell NM to not connect to a
specific connection if it's in roaming.
To add to this, you may be interested to know that notifications about
roaming status have been added in nm-applet and will be available in
Oneiric. SMS support is planned, but not yet available.
Since everything appears to be there to allow you to safely connect to
the right provider and avoid large roaming charges, I'm closing this bug
as Invalid.
** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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