Novatel U998 And OpenSuse 10.2
By Ian Scott
I found it extremely easy to get Bell Mobility’s U998 wireless stick to work under linux, opensuse 10.2 and KDE. It was far easier than the Roger’s “Rocket Stick” (and also better able to have internet connectivity too).
I just simply plugged it in, and then as root typed:
modprobe usbserial vendor=0×1410 product=0×7030
The device almost immediately appeared in KNetworkManager. To configure it in KNetworkManager, I needed to use the following on the configuration:
Number: *99#
APN: inet.bell.ca
No other configuration was needed. No username, password or PIN required.
For the summer and possibly until October, I’m living and working in a trailer park. I had tried Rogers Broadband service using the Rocket Stick and was unable to get any internet connectivity whatsoever. After trying out the Novatel U998 and Bell Mobility’s service, I do now have connectivity although there are places within the 31′ trailer that it does not work. Outside however, connectivity is pretty good.
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