Here are links to installation and configuration reports for Linux laptops and notebooks featuring a 3G (WCDMA, UMTS, HSDPA) modem card as well as for UMTS USB adapters. For UMTS PC-Card modems see the Linux PCMCIA Card Compatibility Survey. You are welcome to submit your own guide, too.
Laptops and Notebooks with UMTS Adapters
Dialogue FlyBook V23i(http://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2007/01/) [PRINT]  | Linux | German |
| HP/COMPAQ 2510p(http://80.237.160.189/wikka/wikka.php?wakka=HP2510P) | KUbuntu 8.04 | |
| HP/COMPAQ 2710p(http://linuxwiki.de/LinuxHardware/NoteBooks/HP/2710p) | KUbuntu | German |
| HTC Shift (aka P9500, Shangrila, Clio)(http://pof.eslack.org/blog/2008/04/14/linux-on-htc-shift/) | Ubuntu | |
| Toshiba Tecra M1(http://org.against.org/ubuntu-on-tecra-m1/) | Ubuntu |
UMTS USB Adapters
| Bandrich Bandluxe C100 - HSDPA Express Card + USB(http://people.kldp.org/~eunjea/wiki/wiki.php/BandLuxe%20HSDPA%20c100) | Linux | |
| GlobeSurfer ICON UMTS/GPRS(http://wwwu.uni-klu.ac.at/agebhard/GlobeSurfer/index.html) | Ubuntu 6.06 | |
| Huawei E220 UMTS/GPRS Modem(http://linux.frankenberger.at/Huawei_E220.html) | Ubuntu | German |
| Huawei E220 UMTS/GPRS Modem(http://wwwu.uni-klu.ac.at/agebhard/HuaweiE220/) | Ubuntu 6.06 | |
| Huawei E220 UMTS/GPRS Modem(http://www.kanoistika.sk/bobovsky/archiv/umts/) | Linux | |
| VodaFone EasyBox UMTS USB(http://www.plzk.de/easybox/pmwiki.php?n=Index.DieBox) | Linux |
Applications
umtsmon
UMTSmon(http://sourceforge.net/projects/umtsmon/) is a tool to control and monitor a 3G (WCDMA, UMTS, HSDPA) card in a laptop. It handles PIN codes, operator choice (roaming), sending/receiving SMS, and the setup of the connection.
Comgt
Comgt(http://sourceforge.net/projects/comgt/) is a command line tool for controlling, configuring and interacting with Option Wireless 3G and 2G ( HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM) data devices within the Linux environment.
Vodafone Mobile Connect Card Driver for Linux
Vodafone Mobile Connect Card Driver for Linux(http://www.vodafonebetavine.net/web/linux_drivers) makes it easy to get connected with any of the GPRS/3G cards supported. Besides managing connections with different technologies like GPRS, UMTS, and HSDPA, this applications supports receiving and sending SMS, access to contacts, and offers diagnostics information for troubleshooting. Tested devices include: Option GlobeTrotter 3G+ EMEA (PCMCIA), Huawei E220 (USB), and Huawei E620 (PCMCIA).
USB_ModeSwitch
USB_ModeSwitch(http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/) is a mode switching tool for controlling "flip flop" (multiple device) USB gear. Several new USB devices have their MicroSoft Windows drivers onboard; when plugged in for the first time they act like a flash storage and start installing the driver from there. After that (and on every consecutive plugging) this driver switches the mode internally, the storage device vanishes (in most cases), and a new device (like an USB modem) shows up. Some call that feature "ZeroCD". Works with e.g. Huawei E220 (aka "Vodafone EasyBox II", aka "T-Mobile wnw Box Micro") and other UMTS devices.