Umts

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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

Using UMTS differs depending on the software you are using, your distribution, your country, phone provider and hardware.

description distribution software carrier country hardware
Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.10 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 11.0 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