blog/draft/2010-07-05-usb-modem.txt

   1 Title: Setting up a 3G USB modem for Netcom
   2 Tags: english, nuug, debian edu, debian
   3 Date: 2010-07-03 23:55
   4
   5 <p>A few days ago, a friend of mine borrowed me a USB mobile modem to
   6 see if I got it working.  It included a subscription with the Netcom
   7 mobile phone company here in Norway, with a
   8 <a href="https://netcom.no/mobiltbredband/fribruk.html:">capped fixed
   9 prize agreement</a>.  NOK 250,- per month and bandwidth redused from
  10 up to 2.0 Mbit/s to 200 Kbit/s after downloading more than 5 GB per
  11 month.</p>
  12
  13 <p>The modem was supposed to work with Linux, which was the reason I
  14 got it.  I am wondering if I should get such modem myself for use when
  15 we are in our mountain cabin, and wanted to check it out first.</p>
  16
  17 <p>I first tried to get it working with Debian Lenny, but as the modem
  18 is the kind that need to change mode from storage device to modem
  19 device to work (a trick to feed driver into windows boxes without any
  20 extra driver disk), and the tools to change the mode (usb-modeswitch)
  21 is missing in Debian Lenny, this was not going to work.
  22
  23 Number: *99#
  24 Username: netcom (anything goes?)
  25 Password: netcom (anything goes?)
  26
  27 APN: internet.netcom.no (or internet, the netcom.no part is implicit)
  28 Pin: 3005
  29
  30 https://netcom.no/bedrift/kundeservice/abonnement-og-tjenester/veiledninger/mobiltbredband.html
  31
  32 http://linux1.no/forum/viewtopic.php?f=217&t=222869
  33
  34 http://www.linuxforen.de/forums/showthread.php?t=261358
  35
  36 http://www.jroller.com/bantunes/
  37
  38
  39 root@localhost:~# cat /etc/wvdial.conf
  40 [Dialer Defaults]
  41 Modem = /dev/ttyUSB3
  42 Baud = 460800
  43 Init2 = AT+CPIN=<pin>
  44 Init1 = ATZ
  45 Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2
  46 Init4 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet.netcom.no"
  47 Modem Type = Analog Modem
  48 ISDN = 0
  49 Baud = 460800
  50 Dial Attempts = 1
  51 Username = internet
  52 Password = internet
  53 Phone = *99#
  54 Stupid Mode = 1
  55 root@localhost:~#
  56
  57
  58 root@localhost:~# cat /etc/wvdial.conf
  59 [Dialer Defaults]
  60 Modem = /dev/ttyUSB3
  61 Baud = 460800
  62 Modem Type = Analog Modem
  63 ISDN = 0
  64 Baud = 460800
  65 Dial Attempts = 1
  66 Username = internet
  67 Password = internet
  68 Phone = *99#
  69 Stupid Mode = 1
  70 #Init1 = AT+CPIN=3005
  71 Init2 = ATZ
  72 Init3 = AT&F &D2 &C1
  73 Init4 = ATS7=60 S30=0 S0=0
  74 Init5 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet.netcom.no"
  75 root@localhost:~#
  76
  77 /usr/share/mobile-broadband-provider-info/serviceproviders.xml
  78         <provider>
  79                 <name>Netcom</name>
  80                 <gsm>
  81                         <network-id mcc="242" mnc="02"/>
  82                         <apn value="internet.netcom.no">
  83                                 <username>netcom</username>
  84                                 <password>netcom</password>
  85                                 <dns>212.169.123.67</dns>
  86                                 <dns>212.45.188.254</dns>
  87                         </apn>
  88                 </gsm>
  89         </provider>
  90