Use a Nokia phone to connect to internet using wvdial

Before we start connecting to Internet using your phone is not a good way cause it is costly so be [COLOR=Red]AWARE[/COLOR] of what you are doing.

I am running [COLOR=DarkOrange]Ubuntu 10.04 LTS[/COLOR] & using [[COLOR=Red]N73[/COLOR]]("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N73") Nokia phone connected with DKU-50 cable.

1- Install wvdial if not installed yet:

sudo apt-get install wvdial

no problem, wvdial packages are in Ubuntu CD but not installed by default :-k[INDENT] i- so insert you Ubuntu CD & go to this path [COLOR=Red]pool/main/w/wvstreams[/COLOR] to install the dependencies. [/INDENT][INDENT] ii- after installing the dependencies go to this path [COLOR=Red]pool/main/w/wvdial[/COLOR] to install wvdial.

[/INDENT]2- Connect your phone & when prompt select [COLOR=Red]PC Suite[/COLOR] Mode so your phone can be recognized as a modem.

3- Run the following command to detect the phone

sudo wvdialconf 

sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults] Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 Modem Type = USB Modem ISDN = 0 New PPPD = yes Modem = /dev/ttyACM0 Phone = PHONE_NUMBER Username = YOUR_USERNAME Password = YOUR_PASSWORD Baud = 460800

[Dialer Defaults] Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 Modem Type = USB Modem ISDN = 0 New PPPD = yes Stupid Mode = 1 Modem = /dev/ttyACM0 Phone = PHONE_NUMBER Username = YOUR_USERNAME Password = YOUR_PASSWORD Baud = 460800

Thanks for the link, it worked for me. There is a small catch to be overcome though - your network manager can interfere with wvdial. If mobile broaband it enabled in the network manager applet, wvdial shows the following: [COLOR=DarkOrange] --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Cannot open /dev/ttyACM0: Device or resource busy --> Cannot open /dev/ttyACM0: Device or resource busy --> Cannot open /dev/ttyACM0: Device or resource busy[/COLOR]

It can be eaisily overcome by disabling mobile broadband under network manager applet in the notifications area.