...err, looks like the modem has already been de-activated as it is being returned.

There is nothing special that happens when you plug the modem into a Windows machine, unless you first ran the installation CD.

echo "1199 0301" did indeed register /dev/ttyUSB0 -- and no other ttyUSB* devices.


wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'.

Scanning your serial ports ...

Both 198f:0220 and 1199:0301 register simultanesouly upon plugin, but neither looks like USB mass storage.
Any ideas on how to connect to the internet with this device, or have Linux drivers simply not been developed?


lsusb -v -d 1199:0301

Bus 003 Device 057: ID 1199:0301 Sierra Wireless, Inc ...

This is a single, dual-mode USB modem with GPS capabilities. Documented here:

http://www.sierrawireless.com/productsa ... _250U.aspx

I have a Beceem Communications Inc. (198f:0220) / Sierra Wireless, Inc. (1199:0301) 250U card from Sprint.
Windows 7 reports the following newly-installed drivers:

Generic USB Hub
Sierra Wireless Device
Sierra Wireless Modem
Sierra Wireless DM Port (COM10)
Sierra Wireless CnS Port (COM9)
Sierra ...