4G USB dongles known to work on Linux

[Henrique Ferreiro]

Thanks for the info. Actually, that manual is from my carrier's web page :-)

I guess if no one can recommend a qmi/mbim modem I'll go for the ones with
a Web UI.

El mié., 21 feb. 2018 a las 15:31, Nate Pleasant (<
nate.pleasant at accelerated.com>) escribió:

> Henrique,
>
>
> I don't have any personal experience with that alcatel modem, but I have
> used one of its predecessors, the alcatel w800, which worked well under
> Linux.  Both USB modems are web-UI based modems.  Meaning, they offer an
> Ethernet-like interface, and to control the USB modem, you have to open its
> web UI.  Below are some notes I took on the w800 several years ago, which
> may be relevant for the IK40V.
>
>
> https://bitbucket.org/accelecon/modemmanager/wiki/AlcatelW800
>
>
> I also found the following manual for the IK40V, which confirms its web UI
> setup and usage.
>
>
>
> https://descargas.mundo-r.com/descargas/sites/descargas/files/imce/mobil/manual-alcatel-IK40V.pdf
>
>
> Nate Pleasant
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Henrique Ferreiro <henrique.ferreiro at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 21, 2018 9:17:01 AM
> *To:* Nate Pleasant
> *Cc:* modemmanager-devel at lists.freedesktop.org
> *Subject:* Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux
>
> I will be using it in Spain. My current carrier offers the following
> dongle: alcatel IK40V, which apparently is a rndis modem. Any idea about
> this particular model/protocol?
>
> El mar., 20 feb. 2018 a las 15:47, Nate Pleasant (<
> nate.pleasant at accelerated.com>) escribió:
>
> Henrique,
>
>
> What carrier and country are you looking to work in?  I've been using the
> Huawei E8372 here in the US, and it works great on Linux with both AT&T and
> T-Mobile SIMs.  It gets recognized as a Ethernet interface, and provides a
> web UI that you can use to manage and configure the E8372.  The downside is
> this USB modem acts like a router (i.e. it provides a NAT-ed 192.168.8.x
> address to your PC), so you'll never get to directly use the IP address the
> E8372 received from the cellular network.  Here's a link I found for the
> user manual for the E8372 if you want to read more:
>
>
> https://images.wirelessdealer.ca/images/phones/userguide3967.pdf
>
>
> As for other USB modems that work well on Linux, I can recommend the
> following additional modems, based on carrier.  However, some of these USB
> modems are a bit old at this point, and may have to be purchased used or
> from a third party:
>
>
> - AT&T/T-Mobile - Sierra Wireless 313U (unlocked if not using on AT&T) -
> does not act like an Ethernet interface, instead provides standard tty/wwan
> interfaces
>
> - Verizon - Novatel 551L - acts like a Etherenet interface, but doesn't
> have a web UI for management (uses a tty port for AT commands).  Benefit is
> you can use the cellular IP address on your Linux machine
>
> - Verizon - Novatel 620L
>
> - Sprint - Netgear 341U - similar to Sierra 313U mentioned above, but it
> has a LCD screen
>
> - Sprint - Franklin 770 - similar to E8372 in usage (Ethernet + web UI)
>
>
> Nate Pleasant
>
>
>
> --
>
> --
> Henrique
>
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Henrique
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