Umts

UMTS is fast mobile broadband. It is faster than GSM, GPRS, EDGE and almost as fast as HSDPA. For more information on what it is, see wikipedia's article.

Hardware

To find out if you have a UMTS modem and your kernel recognizes it, use the command

hwinfo --modem --short

Connecting

How you use UMTS differs depending on the software you are using, your distribution, your desktop environment, your country, phone provider and hardware.

description	distribution	desktop environment	software	carrier	country	hardware
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using Ubuntu 11.10	Ubuntu 11.10	gnome	NetWorkmanager	T-D1	Germany	Dell/Novatel HSDPA card
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 11.4	SUSE 11.4		NetWorkManager	VodaPhOne	Germany	Otelo USB SurfsTick
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 11.4 using any desktop environment	SUSE 11.4		umtsmon	O2	Germany	Fonic USB SurfsTick
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 11.0	SUSE 11.0		umtsmon	O2	Germany	Fonic USB SurfsTick

List of APNs

When using the software umtsmon to connect, or if your provider is not a choice under Networkmanager, you will need to know your provider's APN. Find them below. An example how to enter them can be found here.

Germany

• D1: internet.t-mobile.de
• D2, otelo/Vodaphone: event.otelo.de
• E2, Fonic/O2: pinternet.interkom.de

See also

• connect to the net