Right now, CDMA internet is cheaper. It offers more flexibility and mobility then dedicated wired or wi-fi internet connection. By using special modem or mobile phone modem (eg: Nokia 2112, Nokia 2116, Nokia 6115 etc) you could easily connect to the internet while on the go.
In ubuntu, you could install kppp modem dialer and ppp as the front end for KDE. To install, use:
aptitude install kpp
Plug the CA-53’s USB plug to USB port on your computer. and also plug the other side to your nokia
Run
lsusb
your gadget will be recognized :
me@mylinux:~$ lsusb Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0000:0000 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0421:043c Nokia Mobile Phones Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Follow by executing
dmesg
, you’ll see:
[ 2709.584000] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3 [ 2709.752000] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 2710.836000] drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c: Ignoring extra header, type -3, length 4 [ 2710.836000] cdc_acm 1-1:1.1: ttyACM0: USB ACM device [ 2710.840000] usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_acm [ 2710.840000] drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c: v0.25:USB Abstract Control Model driver for USB modems and ISDN adapters
From the above texts, you knew that the location of usb modem was at ttyACM0, Now open kppp, then open configure > tab modem > new
On devicetab, enter your modem (eg: Nokia), enter the location of the modem on Modem device combo box (eg: /dev/ttyACM0). Click OK.
Go to the modem tab then query modem to know whether the modem is already performs or not.
Now go to modem > modem command (above the modem query) then enter text
at+crm=1;+cso=33
on initialization string 2 then hit the OK button.
Go to accounts > new > manual setup. Make new user, enter connection name and phone number.
Then enter login id and username. Press Connect to dial the modem so you can connect to the Internet.
Sometimes you also need to close LAN connection during browsing. Execute
sudo ifconfig eth0 down
to close ethernet connection.
Tags: Nokia, CDMA Ubuntu
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