Worked like a charm, a digital one!
Thanks Samuel.
On 11/24/10, Samuel Waithaka <samwaithaka@gmail.com> wrote:
> Patrick,
>
> This is what worked for me: (Wvdial bullied me enough with NO CARRIER..It
> was terrible)
>
> I installed the usb-modeswitch: sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch
>
> I then unlocked the RUIM's PIN from the ZTE's interface (from a Windows
> machine); Disabling it from settings I can't remember exactly but it's easy
> to find. And that's it! The network manager did the rest; setting up a
> Mobile Broadband Connection.
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Patrick Kariuki
> <patrick.kariuki@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Has anyone managed to setup the Orange CDMA ZTE AC2726 +
>> usb-modeswitch(or edited /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh) + Debian Linux
>> (amd64) + Wvdial on the latest stable Kernel (2.6.36.1)?
>>
>> I keep getting the NO CARRIER error when trying to dial in (Could this
>> be a problem with the modem or the carrier?) . This issue was raised
>> early this year and was not resolved. The ZTE manufacturers
>> unfortunately only support the product upto 32 bit processors, and
>> don't provide any source code -
>> http://www.ztemt.com.cn/ennewzte/service/ziliao.action - see BSNL 8700
>> Dialer-For Linux Ubuntu804/810/904,Fedora9
>>
>> The Huawei E220 GSM modem on Safaricom, Zain and Yu - works ok.
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