{"id":597,"date":"2007-07-29T08:36:03","date_gmt":"2007-07-29T13:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2007\/07\/29\/howto-the-nokia-e61i-as-a-modem-via-bluetooth-in-ubuntu-on-3"},"modified":"2007-07-29T08:36:07","modified_gmt":"2007-07-29T13:36:07","slug":"howto-the-nokia-e61i-as-a-modem-via-bluetooth-in-ubuntu-on-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2007\/07\/29\/howto-the-nokia-e61i-as-a-modem-via-bluetooth-in-ubuntu-on-3","title":{"rendered":"HOWTO: The Nokia E61i as a modem via Bluetooth in Ubuntu on 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems that for $29\/month, I’m not getting my meagre 200MB quota on the 3 network<\/a>, but can now get 1GB! Wanting to not fuss with a laptop card or USB modem (because they only support Windows and OS X), I decided that its time to setup a connection via my mobile phone, i.e. use my phone as a modem, via Bluetooth.<\/p>\n

Ubuntu has got some amazing documentation on getting Bluetooth based dial-up networking<\/a> working. I followed everything there, till the Configuring PPP session. Right upon there, I hit a bit of a snag, but my trusty LUG list pointed me to Using T-Mobile Nokia E65 as a Bluetooth modem<\/a> guide. Using the gprs<\/tt>, gprs-connect-chat<\/tt>, and gprs-disconnect-chat<\/tt> from that website, I was able to use my phone as a modem. One important thing to note is that the gprs-connect-chat<\/tt> and gprs-disconnect-chat<\/tt> must be executable (fix this by doing a chmod +x).<\/p>\n

The APN (access point) for the 3 network is “3netaccess”. So the one line I changed in the gprs-connect-chat reads as: OK              'AT+CGDCONT=1,\"IP\",\"3netaccess\",\"\",0,0' \\<\/tt>.<\/p>\n

Now, a simple pppd call gprs<\/tt> in a terminal works. Of course, it would make a whole lot more sense if there was a GUI for this (I’m surprised that Ubuntu hasn’t figured this out yet).<\/p>\n

\"Active<\/a>
E61i has registered the WiFi connection and the phone as a modem<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
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A quick word of warning: the phone doesn’t register how much packet data you use when its acting as a modem (so you can’t find it in the logs later, under packet data, from what I can tell). Also, keep in mind, that 3 counts both<\/b> uploads and downloads as part of the quota you get per billing cycle. I’ve not started wanting to do usage accounting, but I’m sure its what I’ll conquer next.<\/p>\n

If you’re wanting to do this via Optus, consider Menno Smits guide for Optus 3G<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Technorati Tags: ubuntu<\/a>, modem<\/a>, bluetooth modem<\/a>, e61i<\/a>, nokia e61i<\/a>, s60<\/a>, series 60<\/a>, 3<\/a>, three<\/a>, dial-up networking<\/a><\/p>\n

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