[plug] Getting a Vodaphone Huawei dongle working

[Bob Adamson]

Richard,

Try this: 
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=54526&p=316444&hilit=network+manager#p316444

And failing that try this: 
http://anti.teamidiot.de/nei/2011/03/evolution_forbids_online_if_ne/

I have not done this myself, so ymmv

Andrew Adamson
bob at ucc.asn.au

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On Sat, 4 Feb 2012, Richard Meyer wrote:

> 
> Sorry I should have ended that tirade with - "Any ideas?"
> 
> How do I get Evolution to disregard NM?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> On Sat, 2012-02-04 at 21:02 +1100, Richard Meyer wrote:
> > Thanks for the thoughts -  I managed to get it going via the sakis3g
> > script, but there is a problem.
> > 
> > Everything except evolution works .... Evolution seems to look to
> > Network Manager to see whether it is online or not ... and since sakis3g
> > doesn't bother to talk to NM and since NM says "NIH" (not invented
> > here), it shows no connections.
> > 
> > ergo - Evolution is offline, while Firefox merrily downloads all sorts
> > of things and APT updates my system with MB and MB of data - but nooooo
> > - we're offline.
> > 
> > If I didn't dislike Thunderturd so much, I'd think of using it ....
> > 
> > Dunno what it would do in similar circumstances ....
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, 2012-02-04 at 15:12 +0800, Nick Bannon wrote:
> > > On Sat, Feb 04, 2012 at 01:39:28PM +0800, Bob Adamson wrote:
> > > > The first thing I would do is put the broadband sim in the phone and 
> > > > check the connection is working with the settings you found.
> > > [...]
> > > 
> > > Good plan. (If the phone is unlocked, or locked to the same network)
> > > 
> > > > On Sat, 4 Feb 2012, Richard Meyer wrote:
> > > > > Huawei K3771 dongle, running Oneiric Kubuntu with kernel 3.0.0-15-generic 64 bit.
> > > > > Number to dial is *99#
> > > > > Username:password pp.internet:vodafone
> > > > > APN - live.vodafone.com
> > > > > ... which I gleaned from one of those Googled things
> > > 
> > > Not if it's prepaid - that APN would need to be:
> > > 	vfprepaymbb
> > > 
> > > The username:password can probably be left blank.
> > > 
> > > http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/mobile-broadband/modem-setup/
> > > http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/Mobiles_APN
> > > http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1849943
> > > 
> > > I'm sure you can get this device working, but one alternative is to
> > > trade in for a wifi device, should be $40 at Dick Smith or other phone
> > > shops currently.  I have a postpaid Huawei E585-2 PocketWifi2 ($2 a
> > > month Vodafone plan, pay as you go) using the vfinternet.au APN.
> > > 
> > > Nick.
> > > 
> > 
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> Richard Meyer
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> does not become a monster...when you gaze long into the abyss, 
> the abyss also gazes into you."
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