Cricket a600 modem working in dual-boot Minime! with wvdial and

[Joble]

Thought this might be of some interest in our networking section:
http://mypclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=2680.msg24511#msg24511

Got this Cricket 3G  Wireless a600 usb modem working with wvdial, and Opera 10, thanks to many people
who posted their efforts across many forums, and to the authors of usb_modeswitch,
and to those who include it in popular repositories! My /etc/wvdial.conf  =

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Baud = 460800
Stupid Mode = 1
Auto DNS = 1
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = USB Modem
Phone = #777
FlowControl = Hardware (CRTSCTS)
Dial Command = ATDT
Username = your Cricket phone number goes here
Password = Cricket

The username entry is your Cricket phone number, the same one you must give
when you pay your monthly bill. Those who use Cricket only as an ISP still
get a number, its on the signup documents.

Their ISP service costs me $43 a month, with a slowdown on modem speeds
after 5 gig-per-month is exceded, but no extra charges. Not for internet gamers, or movie download
fans, but fine for users with basic linux needs.

As for speed, I downloaded an iso last night in the wee hours, 70 k per second,
today, in broad daylight, using synaptic and apt-get, speeds average about 35 k per second.
These speeds are both consistent with typical results found in Cricket google searches, and a bit faster
than the same device here on XP Home SP2, and Vista Home Premium.

I have a dual-boot with xp, which initializes the a600 modem, when I reboot into Minime,
the modem is ready, no need to run usb_modeswitch.

kppp details

I'm  using kppp now with the a600, I used the info from the wvdial.conf in a new kppp account,
and with these settings:

in the accounts tab,

Connection name Cricket
Phone number #777
Authentication PAP/CHAP
Callback type None

Store password is checked (x)

in the device tab

Modem name a600
Modem device /dev/ttyACM0
Flow control  Hardware CRTSCTS
Line termination CR/LF
Connection speed 9216000

Use lock file  is unchecked
Modem timeout 60

in the modem tab

Wait for  dialtone before dialing is checked (x)

Busy wait  0 sec

Modem volume  0

On the main kppp screen,  choose the new account you made for the Cricket a600,
use your assigned phone number as Login ID,
and Cricket as your password

Happy pretty fast/cheap 3G browsing!

[parnote]

Joble,

Thanks for posting this on the main forum.

I have a co-worker who wanted to get her 3G Wireless Card running on PCLinuxOS. Although her wireless card is from another wireless provider (Sprint), I was able to get it up and running, thanks to these very, very clear instructions. I simply substituted "Sprint" as the password in the Cricket instructions, while setting everything up in KPPP. I did not have to use wvdial at all. All the other settings were pretty much the same.

@ sgx: A million thanks! The initial setup was very, very painless and easy!

parnote

[Joble]

Glad it helped someone.