Tata Indicom Photon+/Reliance Netconnect Broadband+

[Albert Prabhu Raj]

Hi, I'm Albert and I'm planning on getting a temporary internet connection. Is it possible to use "Tata Indicom Photon+/Reliance Netconnect Broadband+" USB modems with Ubuntu or any other distro?

[LequidMetal]

Yes you can use both in Ubuntu . It works perfectly in Ubuntu 9.04 but in the latest 9.10 there are some issues with mobile broadbands in general .It ll be resolved when updates are released hopefully .

[aiser]

[sureshkrshukla]

I use Tata Photon + with ubuntu 9.04 and fedora 12 at home.

Works out of box and very good experience.

Summary of configuration :
- Plug the device
- click on the right top cornet network icon.
- mobile broadband icon tab
- number is #777
- username : internet
- passwd : internet

Exactly same steps for ubuntu 9.04 and fedora 12.

The method given in their Tata manual about wvdial utility is old and doesn't work.

[kalasoka]

I'm using XUbuntu 9.10 and faced a lot of problems while connecting my Tata Indicom Plug2Surf modem using the NetworkManager Applet. (Although it works in Ubuntu 9.04.) However, it works perfectly with wvdial.

[drpjkurian]

I use Tata Photon + with ubuntu 9.04 and fedora 12 at home.

Works out of box and very good experience.

Summary of configuration :
- Plug the device
- click on the right top cornet network icon.
- mobile broadband icon tab
- number is #777
- username : internet
- passwd : internet

Exactly same steps for ubuntu 9.04 and fedora 12.

The method given in their Tata manual about wvdial utility is old and doesn't work.

Hi
Thanks buddy, I was able to solve the issue of TATA Photon+ in my friend's machine who has completely changed to Linux recently .

[ssarkarhyd]

Hi Suresh,

I did the exact same thing when I went to a Reliance Netconnect outlet to get a wireless modem as you have outlined. However the username and password given was a 10-digit phone number and the password was the same. Unless the password and username are wrong I did all your steps.

How do i connect then. Please reply ASAP. I will be leaving India shortly and want to give this to my family. my wife is using Linux but not familiar with the CLI.

Thanks

Soumya Sarkar