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

These are the steps I made:

1. download the usb_modeswitch package: http://ftp.hu.debian.org/debian/pool/main/u/usb-modeswitch/usb-modeswitch_1.0.2-1_i386.deb . It is a Debian package, but Ubuntu is almost Debian…
2. gksudo gedit /etc/hal/fdi/information/alcatel-x200.fdi
3. copy the next xml in it:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- xml -*- -->
   <deviceinfo version="0.2">
     <device>
       <match key="info.category" string="serial">
         <match key="@info.parent:usb.vendor_id" int="0x1bbb">
           <match key="@info.parent:usb.product_id" int="0x0000">
             <match key="@info.parent:usb.interface.number" int="3">
               <append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">
                 modem
               </append>
               <append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">
                 access_control
               </append>
               <append key="modem.command_sets" type="strlist">
                 GSM-07.07
               </append>
               <append key="modem.command_sets" type="strlist">
                 GSM-07.05
               </append>
             </match>
           </match>
         </match>
       </match>
     </device>
   </deviceinfo>

4. save and exit from the editor
5. gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/99-alcatel-x200.rules
6. copy the following text in it:
   SUBSYSTEM==”usb”, SYSFS{idProduct}==”0000″, SYSFS{idVendor}==”1bbb”, RUN+=”/sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0×1bbb product=0×0000″
   ACTION==”add|change”, SUBSYSTEM==”tty”, ENV{ID_VENDOR_ID}==”1bbb”, ENV{ID_MODEL_ID}==”0000″, ENV{ID_IFACE}==”03″, ENV{ID_NM_MODEM_GSM}=”1″, ENV{ID_NM_MODEM_PROBED}=”1″
7. save and exit from the editor
8. Reboot the system. It’s not necessery, you can only restart some services, but it’s easier to restart…
9. Plug your device into an USB port.
10. Your NetworManager should see it. A wizard will be shown, to select your country and profile.

Enjoy!