After a chat with Amos, I went searching for any experience
with the installation of a ZTE MF626 USB modem (= the white Telstra
dongle, $150 from the Telstra shop along with free sniff if you mention
Linux).

A dogpile yielded the following:

ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1147685

which is headed "How to install modem ZTE MF626 HSDPA in Jaunty".

It involves getting the latest modeswitch, installing same and then
editing it to recognise a modem.

Those who tried it seem satisfied.

Anybody in SLUG tried it?

Bill Bennett.


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