This is based on experience with Aero2 network in Poland which offers free 3G connectivity, but no voice/sms service. N900 doesn't seem to connect to it no matter what (yet Aero2 is listed as one of possible carrier networks in settings/phone).
In order to get connected (once you set up APN settings) in terminal:
sudo pnatd
AT+CGATT=1
The connection bars should show now in the status applet window. Connect to previously set up data connection (with Aero2 it will disconnect in 1h, just reenter AT+CGATT=1 in pnatd and reconnect), in around a minute you will have to reenter AT+CGATT=1 in the terminal if you didn't connect.
TOM from PL wrote a script for autoconnecting, haven't tested it yet, but here it is:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
set -x
function get_status {
NETWORK_STATUS=`dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_registration_status | head -n 2 |tail -n 1|awk '{printf $2}'`
#0 -home -> go get connected
#3 no-serv
#4 no serv search
#9 no coverage
# look in telephony-maemo.c enum net_registration_status
# echo $NETWORK_STATUS
}
NETWORK=`dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_registration_status | head -n 6| tail -n 2 |awk '{printf $2}'`
if [ "$NETWORK" != "17260" ]; then
#echo NOT IN AERO2
exit
fi
echo -e "AT\r" >/tmp/to_pnatd
tail -f /tmp/to_pnatd | pnatd &
sleep 1
echo -e "\rAT+CGATT=0\r" >> /tmp/to_pnatd
sleep 5
echo -e "\rAT+CGATT=1\r" >> /tmp/to_pnatd
((TIMEOUT_COUNTER=45));
get_status
until [ "$NETWORK_STATUS" == "0" ] || [ "$TIMEOUT_COUNTER" == "0" ]; do
get_status
((TIMEOUT_COUNTER--))
sleep 1
done
killall pnatd
if [ "$NETWORK_STATUS" != "0" ]; then
MESSAGE="Timeout on waiting to attach"
dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:$MESSAGE
else
sleep 2
#connect to IAP Darmowy Aero2
dbus-send --type=method_call --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd com.nokia.icd.connect string:"Darmowy Aero2" uint32:0
fi
In order to get connected (once you set up APN settings) in terminal:
sudo pnatd
AT+CGATT=1
The connection bars should show now in the status applet window. Connect to previously set up data connection (with Aero2 it will disconnect in 1h, just reenter AT+CGATT=1 in pnatd and reconnect), in around a minute you will have to reenter AT+CGATT=1 in the terminal if you didn't connect.
TOM from PL wrote a script for autoconnecting, haven't tested it yet, but here it is:
#!/bin/bash set -x function get_status { NETWORK_STATUS=`dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_registration_status | head -n 2 |tail -n 1|awk '{printf $2}'` #0 -home -> go get connected #3 no-serv #4 no serv search #9 no coverage # look in telephony-maemo.c enum net_registration_status # echo $NETWORK_STATUS } NETWORK=`dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_registration_status | head -n 6| tail -n 2 |awk '{printf $2}'` if [ "$NETWORK" != "17260" ]; then #echo NOT IN AERO2 exit fi echo -e "AT\r" >/tmp/to_pnatd tail -f /tmp/to_pnatd | pnatd & sleep 1 echo -e "\rAT+CGATT=0\r" >> /tmp/to_pnatd sleep 5 echo -e "\rAT+CGATT=1\r" >> /tmp/to_pnatd ((TIMEOUT_COUNTER=45)); get_status until [ "$NETWORK_STATUS" == "0" ] || [ "$TIMEOUT_COUNTER" == "0" ]; do get_status ((TIMEOUT_COUNTER--)) sleep 1 done killall pnatd if [ "$NETWORK_STATUS" != "0" ]; then MESSAGE="Timeout on waiting to attach" dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:$MESSAGE else sleep 2 #connect to IAP Darmowy Aero2 dbus-send --type=method_call --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd com.nokia.icd.connect string:"Darmowy Aero2" uint32:0 fi