Installing Verizon Wiress USB card on Ubuntu 9.04:

1. System>Preferences>Network Connections
2. Choose "Mobile Broadband" tab, click "Add".
3. Pick your carrier: "Verizon"
4. Number: #777
5. Username: 1112223333@vzw3g.com [put your phone number in the first area, no dashes]
6. Password: vzw
7. Under the "PPP Settings" tab... leave as is... and then you can choose to connect automatically if you'd prefer.


Troubleshooting: If your card did not work, you can revisit the "PPP Settings" tab and uncheck all of the authorizations, and then it will work.

Other carriers... this method will work with any carrier besides Verizon Wireless... without the need of their clunky proprietary software/applications. You'll just need to get the domain for the username, find the password (it's "vzw" always for Verizon), and that should be it. Keep in mind when you perform #3, you'll just need to pick the actual carrier from the list (should cover the spectrum).