Today I’ve just activated my 3G Broadband internet access from Indosat .

I use Sierra PCMIA Modem 875A from Qualcom in Lenovo Y400 with Ubuntu 8.04. I’ve tried 2 (two) software : wvdial and kppp

A. With wvidal,

first, I tried detect my modem using wvdialconf, then modified the /etc/wvdial.conf became :

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,\”IP\”,\”indosat3g\”
Phone = *99#
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Baud = 460800
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
ISDN = 0
Username = indosat
Password = indosat

Then,

# wvdial [enter]

done !

I suggested to clear the network route first before execute wvdial :

#route del default

B. With kppp

If you haven’t install kppp, just install it first :

#apt-get install kppp

Then activate kppp and configure it in a very simple way :

1. Add a new account, and set the dial phone no to : *99#

2. Add modem device and set to : /dev/ttyUSB0  (depend on your hardware)

3. Configure modem commands, add the initialization string 2 with : AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”indosat3g”

4. enter username (indosat) and password (indosat)

5. click connect !

done !

III. Test

1. using : http://www.speedtest.net

2. the result connect from and to jakarta :

Connect to from Jakarta to Singapore

Well Done Indosat !