![]() You can find it in: Applications -> Accessories -> Wammu ![]() Once you’ve done installing it, plug in your dongle and run Wammu. Or, search for Wammu in Ubuntu Software Center ( Applications -> Ubuntu Software Center) To install it, just run this in your terminal: But, it can send and receive SMS, you just have to be patient with it □ If you’re expecting an application that will notify you right away if your dongle received an SMS, Wammu’s not it. ![]() After a little Google search, I saw this site and it lead me to Wammu. There has to be a better way and most of the time, the Linux community provides it. Besides, Globe Tattoo has currently a bandwidth cap and you’ll only be notified that you’ve reached it through an SMS! Switching to Windows just to activate SUPERSURF then switching back to Ubuntu to really connect to the internet became an annoyance after doing it for a few times. If you’re familiar with Globe Tattoo’s SUPERSURF service, then you know that you can only subscribe to it by sending an SMS message (e.g. I use Ubuntu as my main OS and I only switch to Windows if (and only IF) there’s a task that I can’t accomplish on Ubuntu. I’m having these frustrations because I’ve been using a prepaid Globe Tattoo for the past few weeks. It doesn’t have an out-of-the-box application that you can use right away for Linux if you want to send/receive SMS through your dongle. ![]() The same case as most hardware vendors, Huawei’s support for Linux is disappointing.
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