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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.