Support for Verizon Pantech UML290 4G USB Modem on Ubuntu 11.10

I am so sorry. That would be V11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot).
Thanks

Can you give the output of:

lsusb; lsb_release -a; uname -a

Thanks

I don't mean to hijack, but I have exact same issue and noticed that Brad has not responded so here is my output.

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 147e:2016 Upek Biometric Touchchip/Touchstrip Fingerprint Sensor
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0a5c:217f Broadcom Corp. Bluetooth Controller
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 17ef:100a Lenovo ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 17ef:480f Lenovo Integrated Webcam [R5U877]
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0557:7000 ATEN International Co., Ltd Hub
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 046d:c221 Logitech, Inc. G11/G15 Keyboard / Keyboard
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 046d:c069 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 106c:3718 Curitel Communications, Inc.
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric
Linux nullTPW510 3.0.0-14-generic #23-Ubuntu SMP Mon Nov 21 20:28:43 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Here is my system info.
Lenovo ThinkPad W510
Intel® Core™ i7 CPU Q 820 @ 1.73GHz × 8
Ubuntu 11.10 64bit

If you need anything else, let me know.

I cannot connect using my Pantech 290 on any Ubuntu after 10.10 including XUbuntu. Does anyone have a solution for this issue? This is true of Mint and Mint Debian xfce too.

With nm-applet 0.8.1 there is not problem but on later Network Manager versions no GSM connection seems to be possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Can the older version (0.8.1) of Network Manager be installed on later OS's?

1. Create file with an editor called vzwppp in /etc/ppp

TIMEOUT 120
SAY "/etc/ppp/vzwppp\n"
ECHO OFF
ABORT '\nBUSY\r'
ABORT '\nERROR\r'
ABORT '\nNO ANSWER\r'
ABORT '\nNO CARRIER\r'
ABORT '\nNO DIALTONE\r'
ABORT '\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r'
'' \rATZ
OK 'ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0'
OK ATD*99#

2. Create file with an editor called vzwpeers in /etc/ppp/peers

hide-password
noauth
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/vzwppp"
debug
/dev/ttyACM0
480000000
defaultroute
noipdefault
replacedefaultroute
persist
usepeerdns

3. At a command prompt enter:

sudo pppd call vzwpeers

This should connect you to the 4g gsm if you have 4g. Does not work for me on later versions of Ubuntu