Setup a Mobile Broadband connection in BT4

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This is how I got my mobile broadband working on BT4

Huawei model E160 USB stick modem on T Mobile network works on BT4

1 first plug in the usb modem
2 run from console

   #wvdialconf

- this creates

 /etc/vwdial.conf

3 Edit wvdial.conf
this is copy of my edited wvdial.conf:-

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = *99#
ISDN = 0
Password = pass
New PPPD = yes
Dial Command = ATDT
Username = user
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 9600
Stupid Mode = 1

Notes about wvdial.conf
edit phone number T-Mobile *99#
Password can be either pass or net (lower case)
username = user or net (lower case )
add lines

 Dial Command = ATDT
       Stupid Mode = 1

4 now run #wvdial the following is the output displayed:-

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT*99#
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT*99#
CONNECT
--> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Sat Jun  5 10:46:46 2010
--> Pid of pppd: 18229
--> Using interface ppp0
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> local  IP address 10.169.89.37
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> remote IP address 10.64.64.64
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> primary   DNS address 149.254.230.7
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> secondary DNS address 149.254.201.126
--> pppd: ��N (�N

5 now use your browser to surf the net

6 stop

 ctrl C  (to exit)

console output:-
^CCaught signal 2:  Attempting to exit gracefully...
--> Terminating on signal 15
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> Connect time 251.6 minutes.
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> pppd: ��N (�N
--> Disconnecting at Sat Jun  5 14:58:24 2010
root@bt:~#