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Using the Huawei E1691 Internet stick with Ubuntu

Huawei Internet (data) stick being used with Ubuntu

When I first got a Huawei Internet stick to have a mobile broadband connection from my laptop, I was told it would not run under Linux. A little research and a lot of experience told me that this was probably not the case, or would not be for long.

A New Life for an Older Laptop

Try as you might, you will be hard pressed to find a computer running any flavour of Linux or other free software in a store, or visible where the curious can use it. Sure, you might happen upon an individual with one of the new netbooks running Ubuntu, but you can hardly be blamed for thinking that your only choices in software are the latest Microsoft products or Apple's Mac offerings. Now, however, coffee drinkers in central Ottawa can use free software to stay connected while they enjoy their java at a local fair trade co-op shop.

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