Mobile phones

EASY STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO ENABLE INTERNET ACCESS FROM A MOTOROLA E6 MOBILE PHONE. CONFIGURE YOUR MOTOROLA E6 MOBILE PHONE AS A GPRS MODEM FOR USE WITH UBUNTU.

Introduction

These instructions explain how I configured Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (64 bit) to connect to the Internet using a Motorola E6 mobile phone. Although I cannot guarantee they may work, the instructions may be useful for someone with similar requirements and hardware. For reference, I used the following:

• IBM Lenovo R61i laptop computer
• USB cable
• Motorola E6 (MotoRokr) smart phone
• Happy DTAC SIM

Please note that I had already subscribed to a GPRS package with the carrier DTAC (Thailand). This cost about 100 baht per month for a maximum of 20 hours usage.

Thailand Mobile Expo 2010 is running until February 7 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. Previous fairs have attracted large numbers of visitors – particularly at the weekends – and this year should be no exception. Most of the "bargains" (advertised in Thai) are strictly limited to the first few customers; nevertheless, the fair is a good place to see all the latest mobile phones, PDA and GPS devices, generally at high street or slightly discounted prices.