Title: Setting up a 3G USB modem for Netcom
-Tags: english, nuug
+Tags: english, nuug, debian edu, debian
Date: 2010-07-03 23:55
+<p>A few days ago, a friend of mine borrowed me a USB mobile modem to
+see if I got it working. It included a subscription with the Netcom
+mobile phone company here in Norway, with a
+<a href="https://netcom.no/mobiltbredband/fribruk.html">capped fixed
+prize agreement</a>. NOK 250,- per month and bandwidth redused from
+up to 2.0 Mbit/s to 200 Kbit/s after downloading more than 5 GB per
+month.</p>
+
+<p>The modem was supposed to work with Linux, which was the reason I
+got it. I am wondering if I should get such modem myself for use when
+we are in our mountain cabin, and wanted to check it out first.</p>
+
+<p>I first tried to get it working with Debian Lenny, but as the modem
+is the kind that need to change mode from storage device to modem
+device to work (a trick to feed driver into windows boxes without any
+extra driver disk), and the tools to change the mode (usb-modeswitch)
+is missing in Debian Lenny, this was not going to work.
+
+downloaded 2.1 GB in 24 hours with our normal use pattern.
+
Number: *99#
Username: netcom (anything goes?)
Password: netcom (anything goes?)
</apn>
</gsm>
</provider>
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