Comments on: Tether Nokia 5800 as a 3G Modem on Ubuntu

By: Rakesh

Rakesh — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:46:37 +0000

Thanks Mr.Doyle

This works like a charm. Your tips helped me when I most needed it.

Regards,
Rakesh

By: Alan Doyle

Alan Doyle — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:14:07 +0000

Hi Rick,
I’ve used the tethering via Bluetooth several times and didn’t notice any extreme slowness but then again I wasn’t doing any heavy downloading either.
Thanks,
Alan.

By: Alan Doyle

Alan Doyle — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:50:51 +0000

Hi Stephen,
That works a treat.
Thanks,
Alan

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:03:31 +0000

I would also like to do this but when I called to get information from my wireless provider Cincinnati Bell, they told me that there was an additional $30/month charge! Not happy and sure not going to pay that. Does anyone have any information about how I can make this happen without the additional charge. I already have a data plan on my phone. I would just like to use my laptop instead of the nice but small Nokia 5800 screen. Thanks, Rick

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:58:20 +0000

Do you think the BlueTooth Transfer Rate will be fast enough to support a practicle tether?

By: Stephen McKenzie

Stephen McKenzie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:31:16 +0000

To tether via bluetooth in Ubuntu is easy. Install blueman, pair your phone. Right click on the phone in the blueman list and select “Connect to Dial Up Networking”. It then appears as a Mobile Broadband device in NetworkManager.

By: openSUSE 11.2: Nokia 5800 as USB 3G Modem - NetworkManager Solution

openSUSE 11.2: Nokia 5800 as USB 3G Modem - NetworkManager Solution — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:31:28 +0000

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By: Memo

Memo — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:18:44 +0000

Resultó ser increíblemente sencilla de Conectar a un Nokia X6 a Ubuntu 10,04

1. Conecta el teléfono a través de USB al PC.
2. Ajuste el Telefono Nokia en modo “PC Suite” (cuando aparece el menu en tu telefono).
3. Izquierda haga clic en el icono de Network Manager y elija “Nueva conexión de banda ancha móvil”.
4. Elegí los valores recomendados en el asistente ( SI lo haces manual, pide la configuracion a tu proveedor de servicio).
5. Éxito. Ahora puedo elegir la “Mi Proveedor de servicio” de entrada y estoy online a través de mi Telefono Nokia X6.

Sin embargo, otro ejemplo de lo sencillo de computación con Linux, Ubuntu en particular, se ha convertido. De hecho, en mi SO predilecto

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:35:50 +0000

Thanks, this was cool! I expected a convoluted and tortuous command-line odyssey to get this going, but was pleasantly surprised to find out it is indeed so easy

BTW: I’m in India, carrier is CellOne/BSNL. Connection was terminated a couple of times – maybe low signal – but the procedure certainly works!

I very much want to tether via Bluetooth, though – the very short USB cable that came with the 5800 makes it a pain if you don’t have a flat surface for laptop and phone so off to Google for that, now!

Cheers,
Ed.

By: Ralf Hildebrandt

Ralf Hildebrandt — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:17:46 +0000

@arthur: I found the error in my ways Reading http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/Debugging
especially the section “Debugging NetworkManager 0.8.x 3G connections” made me look at ModemManager — which was missing entirely. Well, D’oh!

sudo apt-get install modemmanager

and a reboot solved the issue entirely for me.