I've tried using Alcatel's One Touch 4G USB modem on a newly installed Ubuntu 14.04, but with no luck. The carrier is Portugal's Optimus Kanguru.
Following suggestions online, I've installed usb-modeswitch, usb-modeswitch-data, wvdial and comgt.
When I plug it in, NetworkManager's applet adds the option to enable Mobile Broadband. I enable it, but when I try to create a new connection, the combo box has no devices in it. Only the "Any device" option. I set it up anyway with a multitude of all possible APN's I could find (incl. none) but when I try to connect, it immediately fails.
Following instructions online, I've also attempted to connect with wvdial, by running:
sudo wvdialconf
sudo wvdial
with the following result:
Sending: ATDT*99#
Waiting for carrier.
Timed out while dialing. Trying again.
Sending: ATDT*99#
Waiting for carrier.
Timed out while dialing. Trying again.
(and so on...)
I also tried using different APNs in /etc/wvdial.conf to no avail.
lsusb shows the device as:
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 1bbb:011e T & A Mobile Phones
usb-devices shows this:
T: Bus=02 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 9 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1bbb ProdID=011e Rev=00.00
S: Manufacturer=USBModem
S: Product=Mobile Broad Band
C: #Ifs= 5 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=option
I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=option
I: If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
I: If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=option
I: If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=qmi_wwan
