[plug] Trying to get Bigpond 3G network up-and-running

[dbuddrige at bigpond.com]

Kewl.  I'll give that a go when I get home tonight. 8-)

thanks heaps for that

David.

---- Coral and Ben <cobel at bigpond.com> wrote: 
> Hi, I use bigpond "nextG" blue desktop modem with linux, it is easy, the 
> tech guy you spoke to is an idiot, it does use a phone number, it is: 
> *99***1#
> 
> the other number is for telstra mobile phones to connect as modems (as 
> far as I can determine?)
> 
> it will work just fine with the usbserial module if you specify the 
> device ID
> 
> dbuddrige at bigpond.com wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Up until recently, I was getting my broadband internet through the CDMA service offered by Bigpond.  However, they recently [about three weeks or so ago], discontinued that service.  Before doing so however they sent me a 3g wireless modem which connects to the internet wirelessly over the 3g network.
> >
> > However, while I was able to connect to the CDMA network by running wvdial, with a phone number of #777, under 3g this number does not work.
> >
> > I have had to upgrade my kernel (to 2.6.25.3) to get linux to recognise the modem, which it does now seem to do - since wvdialconf recognises the device [on ttyUSB1), but now I just need to know what the phone number is to get it to connect to the service.
> >
> > I tried ringing bigpond but the tech-guy there said that it doesn't use a phone number, just a signal [of some kind] and the solution offered was to load up windows and insert the bigpond cdrom.  Since I don't have windows [haven't since windows 98] this is not helpful.
> >
> > At the moment, I've had to come around to my folks place to send this email [after googling for answers] because I now have no internet available at home.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to configure the bigpond 3g modem?  I had tried using the number #99* as well but this does not work either].
> >
> >
> > thanks heaps guys
> >
> > David. 8-)
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