I'm yet to encounter a cellular modem that NetworkManager 0.7 (in Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04-beta) doesn't automatically recognize without any user configuration, driver installation, or anything. Just plug it in (if not built in) and start using it.

Very nice work.

Sooo .... that SIM-locked Dell 5530 HSPA Mini-PCI-E card ( Read more... )

( If you use Three (the mobile provider) with a cellular modem or a non-three-supplied mobile, read on. )