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

[David Buddrige]

Hi guys,  I'm back online *at last* !  I had to set the phone number to
*99***1# and I also had to plug it into a windows box and run the
install cd, let it connect, then I disconnected again.  To do this I had
to visit my parents place and use their windows box.  After it had done
its thing with the install cd, I unplugged it from the windows machine,
plugged it into my linux box and ran wvdialconf.  This allowed me to
create a /etc/wvdial.conf configuration file and after adding my
username/password [and the phone number] it all connected and is running
fine. 8-)

thanks to all who helped 8-)

David.

On Mon, 2008-06-02 at 22:52 +1000, dbuddrige at bigpond.com wrote:

> 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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