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 downloaded 2.1 GB in 24 hours with our normal use pattern.
  24
  25 Number: *99#
  26 Username: netcom (anything goes?)
  27 Password: netcom (anything goes?)
  28
  29 APN: internet.netcom.no (or internet, the netcom.no part is implicit)
  30 Pin: 3005
  31
  32 https://netcom.no/bedrift/kundeservice/abonnement-og-tjenester/veiledninger/mobiltbredband.html
  33
  34 http://linux1.no/forum/viewtopic.php?f=217&t=222869
  35
  36 http://www.linuxforen.de/forums/showthread.php?t=261358
  37
  38 http://www.jroller.com/bantunes/
  39
  40
  41 root@localhost:~# cat /etc/wvdial.conf
  42 [Dialer Defaults]
  43 Modem = /dev/ttyUSB3
  44 Baud = 460800
  45 Init2 = AT+CPIN=<pin>
  46 Init1 = ATZ
  47 Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2
  48 Init4 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet.netcom.no"
  49 Modem Type = Analog Modem
  50 ISDN = 0
  51 Baud = 460800
  52 Dial Attempts = 1
  53 Username = internet
  54 Password = internet
  55 Phone = *99#
  56 Stupid Mode = 1
  57 root@localhost:~#
  58
  59
  60 root@localhost:~# cat /etc/wvdial.conf
  61 [Dialer Defaults]
  62 Modem = /dev/ttyUSB3
  63 Baud = 460800
  64 Modem Type = Analog Modem
  65 ISDN = 0
  66 Baud = 460800
  67 Dial Attempts = 1
  68 Username = internet
  69 Password = internet
  70 Phone = *99#
  71 Stupid Mode = 1
  72 #Init1 = AT+CPIN=3005
  73 Init2 = ATZ
  74 Init3 = AT&F &D2 &C1
  75 Init4 = ATS7=60 S30=0 S0=0
  76 Init5 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet.netcom.no"
  77 root@localhost:~#
  78
  79 /usr/share/mobile-broadband-provider-info/serviceproviders.xml
  80         <provider>
  81                 <name>Netcom</name>
  82                 <gsm>
  83                         <network-id mcc="242" mnc="02"/>
  84                         <apn value="internet.netcom.no">
  85                                 <username>netcom</username>
  86                                 <password>netcom</password>
  87                                 <dns>212.169.123.67</dns>
  88                                 <dns>212.45.188.254</dns>
  89                         </apn>
  90                 </gsm>
  91         </provider>