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 Post subject: AT&T "Go Phone" SIM Card
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:52 pm 
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May I please request hints/suggestions for getting an AT&T "Go Phone" SIM card to work as a 3G "Mobile Broadband" data connection?

Efika MX Smartbook

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:11 pm 
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Hi remy.je, if you look in Preferences and select Network Connections, you will see a Mobile Broadband tab. If you click on "Add" you will have a New Mobile Broadband Connection window open. The internal modem is made by HUAWEI. This is the preset option you will be given with when you get to this point (if you were using a USB 3G device you would select the "Any device" option). Then, you will be prompted to select your Country, your Provider and your plan. Currently, the plans listed in the Smartbook set-up wizard for AT&T are MEdia Net, Data Connect and Data Connect (Accelerated). We use Data Connect on our Smartbook. You can try entering the plan APN "Go Phone" (an option when your plan is not listed) and see where that takes you, but you may want to call AT&T and see if "Go Phone" falls within one of the options listed. Go Phone is pay as you go option and we do not know if Go Phone supports a data/mobile web browsing option for the HUAWEI modem we use. In any case, at this point select "Apply" and if it works your Mobile Broadband provider will be listed.

After you close the set-up wizard, if you now move your cursor over the signal bars/network icon in the top left corner of the display you can select the Mobile Broadband option you have created.

Please let us know if you succeed with your Go Phone connection.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:59 pm 
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The following appears in /var/log/debug when trying to connect -

Nov 11 14:55:31 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 modem-manager: Got failure code 13: SIM failure

A message also flashes momentarily on the screen -
GSM network Disconnected


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:25 pm 
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I believe you want to look in /var/log/daemon.log for the log messages.

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Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) starting connection 'AT&T Go Phone'
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0)
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 modem-manager: (ttyUSB0) opening serial device...
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (disabled -> enabling)
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 modem-manager: Got failure code 13: SIM failure
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 modem-manager: Got failure code 13: SIM failure
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (enabling -> disabled)
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 modem-manager: (ttyUSB0) closing serial device...
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <warn> GSM modem enable failed: (32) Failed to find a usable modem character set
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 4 -> 9 (reason 28)
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <info> Marking connection 'AT&T Go Phone' invalid.
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <warn> Activation (ttyUSB0) failed.
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 9 -> 3 (reason 0)
Nov 12 14:43:39 efikasb-0025d36a29f9 NetworkManager[965]: <info> (ttyUSB0): deactivating device (reason: 0).


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