Smartbro Prepaid USB Modem on Linux Mint
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12 years ago 5 |
Smartbro on Mint 11.04
Device Needed:
-Smartbro USB modem model: ZTE MF627
Instructions:
1. Plug in the usb modem. Wait for about 1-2minutes after the light turns steady green in the device.
Device Needed:
-Smartbro USB modem model: ZTE MF627
Instructions:
1. Plug in the usb modem. Wait for about 1-2minutes after the light turns steady green in the device.
2. Right click network manager and select Edit Connections
3. Select the Mobile Broadband tab and click the Add button
4. A window would appear and by default, the ZTE Incorporated ... is selected. Click Forward
5. Select Philippines as the provider's country and click Forward. A list of providers will be displayed. Choose Smart and click Forward
6. On the billing plan, click the drop down menu (the one which says Default) and select My Plan is Not Listed. A blank text box will appear.
Type smartbro as your access point name and click Forward then click Apply
A new window will appear. There are many textboxes here but you only need to modify a few.
7. Select the PPP Settings Tab and click the Configure Methods button
8. Uncheck all methods except PAP. Click Ok. Optionally you may also click Connect Automatically then finally click Apply.
9. After clicking apply, your modem will attempt to connect. You will notice that the green light from your modem will start to blink and a message saying Established Connection or something similar will appear.
3. Select the Mobile Broadband tab and click the Add button
4. A window would appear and by default, the ZTE Incorporated ... is selected. Click Forward
5. Select Philippines as the provider's country and click Forward. A list of providers will be displayed. Choose Smart and click Forward
6. On the billing plan, click the drop down menu (the one which says Default) and select My Plan is Not Listed. A blank text box will appear.
Type smartbro as your access point name and click Forward then click Apply
A new window will appear. There are many textboxes here but you only need to modify a few.
7. Select the PPP Settings Tab and click the Configure Methods button
8. Uncheck all methods except PAP. Click Ok. Optionally you may also click Connect Automatically then finally click Apply.
9. After clicking apply, your modem will attempt to connect. You will notice that the green light from your modem will start to blink and a message saying Established Connection or something similar will appear.
Comments
Today, via skype, I talked someone through the procedure based on this tutorial to configure SmartBro on a Linux Mint _version 12_ system.
It turned out that it works exactly like described here for Linux Mint version 12 also, with a small added step at the end. You might have to left click on the network icon on the task bar at the end and switch mobile Internet on from the popup menu.