I’ve just bought an Alcatel X200 modem. I had problems with it on Ubuntu linux. I found some solutions that use wvdial or gnome-ppp, but in the latest Ubuntu, the NetworkManager is the default, and it can be used with several 3G cards.

I discovered a solution to make it work in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)

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A lot of people – fear of viruses, browser bugs, adverts … – simply turn off the JavaScript function of web browsers.  This is a very great problem for today’s dynamic web pages or web applications, because in this case they could become completely ineffective. The user doesn’t think of he/she turned off  JavaScript, but rather blame the producer of the page. This method gives a solution for this. Redirect the user to a static page where we can explain why it is wrong to turn off the JavaScript

What we want to achieve

• We want to ensure, when JavaScript is turned off, redirect the browser to a static page or to an error page.
• We would like to keep the XHTML compatibility
• Work in all popular browser (Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, 6-7-8, Opera, Safari, Google Chrome)

I’ve never seen a solution posted anywhere like this, it’s my own idea. It’s a dirty hack, but it works

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