Comment 4 for bug 284961

Note: with /etc/init.d/NetworkManager stop and following the instructions here:

http://www.equinoxefr.org/post/2008/04/21/la-clef-orange-icon-225-sur-ubuntu-804

(installing hso v1.6 kernel module and two utilites) the 3G connection works on my intrepid computer so there's no reason why NetworkManager can't do it :)