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Questions tagged [mobile-broadband]

Mobile broadband is the marketing term for wireless Internet access through a portable modem, mobile phone (called "cell phones" in North America and South Africa), USB Wireless Modem, or other mobile devices.

Types of devices used

PDA
smartphone, Mobile phone
USB flash drive, (dongle)
Compact Flash
PC Card, ExpressCard
SDIO
MiFi
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Since I upgraded to trusty, my mobile broadband card always asks for PIN

I'm running Ubuntu on my Thinkpad x230 equipped with a mobile broadband card: Bus 003 Device 025: ID 0bdb:1926 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV This used to work seamlessly in Ubuntu 13.10 (and previous ones). After upgrading to Trusty, upon…
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'ip-config-unavailable' error when USB modem tries to connect

I have got a ZTE MF-193E modem which worked fine before. When I bought this modem more than a year ago, it worked readily out of the box. Now, as Ubuntu is progressing in version, things are becoming more and more difficult for me. This modem even…
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In Ubuntu 17.10, how do I delete existing mobile broadband connections?

I cannot figure out how to delete the existing mobile broadband collections in Ubuntu 17.10. Can someone help? In the GUI it is clear how to add and how to edit, but cannot find the delete option.
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USB mobile broadband dongles in Ubuntu (14.04)? Where to start?

Your situation or what you need to get a working Internet connection with a mobile broadband USB dongle: You have the USB dongle, of course. You have a 3G, 4G or whatever SIM card with a data plan and also the SIMs PIN an PUK. Preferably the SIM…
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Tata Docomo Photon 3g not working on 12.04 LTS

I recently upgraded from Tata Photon+ to Tata Docomo Photon 3G, however Ubuntu is not recognizing the device itself. I tried manually adding the device in Mobile Broadband section, using different APNs and Service provider names as suggested in few…
Aditya G
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Huawei e303c data-card not working for Ubuntu 11.04?

Cheers to you. I got a problem in making a Mobile-BroadBand connection in Ubuntu 11.04, using 'Huawei e303c' usb data-card. I'm using Tata Docomo 3G sim-card (India, circle: Maharastra). My observations: I installed the device's driver…
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How to enable/disable mobile broadband from terminal?

I use ZTE USB Modem on Natty Narwhal. Every thing works fine but sometimes it get disconnected. I want to write Shell script that reconnects mobile broadband if it is disconnected or the received data is less than 20 KB after 5 seconds of…
Rahul Virpara
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Sierra E7455 mobile broadband modem

has someone got a Sierra EM7455 working on Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04? I've got a Thinkpad T460s which has this type of broadband modem. the system recognizes the modem mbimcli -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --query-device-caps --verbose but I can't connect via the…
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Mobile-Broadband stick sometimes not detected at all

My mobile-broadband USB stick (lsusb: 12d1:1001 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E169/E620/E800 HSDPA Modem) is sometimes detected and sometimes not. Scenario: I plug-in the stick. It sometimes start to blink and the mobile broadband connection appears…
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Way To Call Through Dongle in Ubuntu 13.04

I am living in Sri Lanka and cheapest way for access internet is through pre-paid mobile broadband here. In order to recharge pre-paid account we need to remove the SIM card from from the dongle and connect to a phone. After recharge then again need…
user224082
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How to disable PIN on SIM card

My SIM card is stuck inside the slot of my laptop and I can't get it out without causing further damage to my laptop. Every time I log in gnome-shell prompts me for the PIN. Whether I am about to use it or not. On my phone I know I can disable the…
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HUAWEI E173 on Ubuntu 12.04

I have a HUAWEI E173 usb stick to access the internet. It works normally on windows but I'd like to be able to use it on my Ubuntu system as well. I plug it in, and after 25-20 seconds the status light turns green and blinks twice every 3 seconds,…
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Sierra Wireless Ubuntu 16.04

lsusb does see the device. Sierra EM7455 Tried to add a new mobile broadband connection. Under all connections "mobile broadband not enabled" grayed out Any help would be appreciated
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In Ubuntu, is there an application like "Huawei Mobile Partner" for broadband dongle modems?

Is there an application in Ubuntu which is like Huawei Mobile Partner, i. e. an application to manage broadband USB dongle modems? The application should provide: Display bandwidth SMS facility Make Connection and Disconnection Show Used Data…
user224082
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How to Install Huawei Mobile Partner 21 in Ubuntu

We can't send SMSs, USSD codes, make calls or get Data Usage from Huawaei 3G dongles/data cards without Huawei mobile partner. How do we install it?
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