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Best Mobile Internet dongle to use with Ubuntu?

  • 30-12-2011 1:35pm
    #1
    shizz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys, Im looking for a Wifi dongle that will work with Ubuntu straight out of the box. It's for my uncle and I need it to work straight away as I won't be there to help.

    He said he went to a Three store and they said it won't work with Linux but I have a feeling it's just because it doesn't say it on the box. So does anyone have any experience with them? Can anyone recommend one?

    Edit: Change of title


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  • #2
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    should do, plenty of threads about it, cant confirm myself tho :o
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056249883

    http://www.google.ie/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ie=UTF-8&ion=1#q=three+broadband+ubuntu&hl=en&safe=off&site=&prmd=imvnsfd&source=lnt&tbs=ctr:countryIE&cr=countryIE&sa=X&ei=6pP-TpmVC5KzhAf5-NWvAQ&ved=0CAcQpwUoAQ&fp=1&biw=1366&bih=653&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&cad=b


  • #3
    dalta5billion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭dalta5billion


    I have personally used the following without problems with Ubuntu:

    O2: Huawei E1752c
    Vodafone: Huawei K3765
    Three: Huawei E122

    Pick a network, any network :D

    I'm going to be very honest, if your uncle lives anywhere remotely rural, don't go with Vodafone. Don't get me wrong, Vodafone is great in cities.. Borrow them from friends and try them out. One might need a tiny command (once-off) and I can't remember which one it is. It just stops it from appearing as a flash drive (SD card).

    Hope you get sorted.


  • #4
    shizz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭shizz


    I think ill tell him to go ahead with the Three one. I think I should be there to do it though in case there is a problem.


  • #5
    GreenWolfe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭GreenWolfe


    dalta5billion wrote: »
    I have personally used the following without problems with Ubuntu:

    O2: Huawei E1752c
    Vodafone: Huawei K3765
    Three: Huawei E122

    Pick a network, any network :D

    I'm going to be very honest, if your uncle lives anywhere remotely rural, don't go with Vodafone. Don't get me wrong, Vodafone is great in cities.. Borrow them from friends and try them out. One might need a tiny command (once-off) and I can't remember which one it is. It just stops it from appearing as a flash drive (SD card).

    Hope you get sorted.

    Enter the following in a console. Stick with Huawei dongles, I used a Huawei E173 with Ubuntu without any problems.
    sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch


  • #6
    shizz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭shizz


    One more thing guys, I didn't mention it because I didn't think it would matter a whole lot but I put Lubuntu on my Uncle's machine. I presume it won't make a difference but just throwing it out there.


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  • #7
    dalta5billion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭dalta5billion


    EarthlyPangaea wrote: »
    dalta5billion wrote: »
    I have personally used the following without problems with Ubuntu:

    O2: Huawei E1752c
    Vodafone: Huawei K3765
    Three: Huawei E122

    Pick a network, any network :D

    I'm going to be very honest, if your uncle lives anywhere remotely rural, don't go with Vodafone. Don't get me wrong, Vodafone is great in cities.. Borrow them from friends and try them out. One might need a tiny command (once-off) and I can't remember which one it is. It just stops it from appearing as a flash drive (SD card).

    Hope you get sorted.

    Enter the following in a console. Stick with Huawei dongles, I used a Huawei E173 with Ubuntu without any problems.
    sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch

    That's the one. :)


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