[Linux-aus] telstra ultimate usb modem not compatable with Linux????

[Jeremy Visser]

stuartjed at theearthing.org said:
> Does anyone here know how to make a telstra ultimate usb modem work with
> Linux? A tech tells me that it should not be that difficult, but telstra
> still refuses to include us.

Just FYI, we had a customer bring in one of them at work the other day.
I tried it in my Ubuntu 10.10 laptop, and it was not recognised.

It’s a Sierra Wireless device, and I know there are some Sierra 3G
devices supported in Linux, but this one didn’t work — not
out-of-the-box, at least.