Mobile Broadband Connection - Verizon USB727 | 7.10 & 8.10 HOWTO

[rileyporter]

I recently was in the market for a USB CDMA connection through verizon that would work in linux.

ONE THING TO NOTE: Before using this card in Linux I think it is required that you run the Verizon software that came with it and connect to the net on a windows machine for the first time. Once it connects once it will work in linux NP.


The card I found that works OUT OF BOX (8.10 that is,7.10 needs to install gnome-ppp)

The Verizon USB727 Card.

I have upgraded to the 8.10 RC and there is a cool feature in the network manager applet. The ability to connect to a mobile broad band connection through the applet.


1. Right click on the network manager applet on the top right portion of the screen and click edit networks.
2. Click the mobile broadband connection and click add.
3. Press forward. Then select T-MOBILE Internet.
4. Name is something like "Verizon GPRS" err whatever
5. Apply.
6. Click edit on the newly created connection.
7. Change the default number to #777 (THIS IS FOR VERIZON)
8. Delete the APN string.
9. Fill in the username: with your cards phone number
10. Fill in your password with vzw
Press OK

To Connect:
Click on the top right network applet and select "Auto Mobile Broadband Connection (CDMA)

Browse and enjoy.

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For those of you who are not running the RC 8.10 you can still connect using this card by.

sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp

run gksudo gnome-ppp
click detect on the modem
change speed to 460800
on the options tab select ONLY the following:

Auto Reconnect
Check Default Route
Ignore Terminal Strings

For the username and password / phone number its the same as above.

[orange_roughy]

Click on the top right network applet and select "Auto Mobile Broadband Connection (CDMA)

Where is this in 8.10? What is the "top right network applet"?

Thanks very kindly,
orange roughy

[cyphur]

excellent post, thanks riley. Broadband with verizon up and working and no effort.

this was ubuntu 8.10 and using a PCMCIA PC5750 card from verizon.

thanks man!

-cyphur

[orange_roughy]

excellent post, thanks riley. Broadband with verizon up and working and no effort.

this was ubuntu 8.10 and using a PCMCIA PC5750 card from verizon.

thanks man!

-cyphur

I am SOOO close ! I just didn't understand the last thing he wrote "Click on the top right network applet and select "Auto Mobile Broadband Connection (CDMA)"

Cyphur, how did you get it to connect? Do you have to tell it to dial somewhere?

[cyphur]

I am SOOO close ! I just didn't understand the last thing he wrote "Click on the top right network applet and select "Auto Mobile Broadband Connection (CDMA)"

Cyphur, how did you get it to connect? Do you have to tell it to dial somewhere?

Orange - up on the top right hand corner the network app. Left click actually, not a right click and select "Auto Mobile Broadband Connection (CDMA)" it should connect as long as you followed his instructions and ubuntu see's the card.

i'm heading home from work here in a bit so if you need some help post up a reply i'll watch the thread till i bail.

hope that helps!

-cyphur

[orange_roughy]

Orange - up on the top right hand corner the network app. Left click actually, not a right click and select "Auto Mobile Broadband Connection (CDMA)" it should connect as long as you followed his instructions and ubuntu see's the card.

i'm heading home from work here in a bit so if you need some help post up a reply i'll watch the thread till i bail.

hope that helps!

-cyphur

Thanks for the reply, but I still don't see it. Here is a screenshot of both dialog boxes for my System->Preferences->Network Configuration applet. This is on 8.10 (Ibex). Any ideas? Maybe if you have a chance to post a screenshot of your screen, it would help?

http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?i...eenshotme5.png

[RiffRaff06078]

Does this method work for a tethered cell phone? Not seeing the option to connect to that network in the network manager.

If not, does tethering still require Gnome-PPP?

Thanks,
Riff

[rileyporter]

Cypher: Glad this helped someone out! Thx for the thanks.

Orange_roughy:

By looking at your desktop it would appear that you have modified the "default look" to ubuntu.

Here is a link to the applet that is up and installed by default in Ubuntu.

http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/

This is the network applet int the "top right" that I was referring to. You need to add this back to your menu bar so you can click on the connection that you just created to start it. If you do not want to do this however you can just click the "auto connect" box so that when you plug in your device it picks it up by default. Let me know if you need more help.

RiffRaff06078:
I would assume this would work via tethering. If you can do it in gnome-ppp then you SHOULD be able to do it like this. I could be wrong though. I say this because there is no a place to specify like /dev/USB0 for your device. I have not looked at the network applet code to see what its exactly doing but I would have to assume that its looking for a certain type of device to bind to by default. So a default Bluetooth device prolly would fall under the listing of "Mobile Broadband"

Please let me know if it works though.

Riley

[RiffRaff06078]

Riley:

I'm not seeing the option to connect to the Verizon network under network manager using those instructions. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Riff

[rileyporter]

Riff:

There is not an option. You have to select the T-Mobile Internet one then just edit that one and set it up with your verizon information.

Re-Read my post again with this information you just read and I am sure you will understand what I am talking about.

But if you need more help just post and I will do what I can.

Riley