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Revision as of 09:52, 21 December 2011
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.
Contents
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
Germany
- D1: internet.t-mobile.de
- D2, otelo/Vodaphone: event.otelo.de
- E2, Fonic/O2: pinternet.interkom.de
