Connect netbook to mobile internet via sim

Question

I have a HP mini 210 running ubuntu.
My netbook has a sim slot and thus I want to connect it to mobile internet.
How can I do so?

Solution

You can insert your SIM card in the slot and follow the instructions given here. In short, after you insert your SIM card, type Network connections in the dash and click Add, select Mobile Broadband and follow the on-screen instructions.

Also you need appropriate drivers for the slot to work. To see if there's any, go to System Settings - Software and Updates - Additional Drivers. Install the listed drivers (if any) that you can relate to WWAN.

EDIT: According to the output of your lsusb, I think the Gobi 2000 is the driver you want to use. If you can not find this from 'Additional drivers' from the above step try installing gobi-loader by (you need internet connection (wifior ethernet, I hope you can enable there in your laptop):

sudo apt-get install gobi-loader

and following instructions here or here help you.

Basically you need to extract the drivers from windows.

Comments

[Admin]

I had this machine in past and was interested about this. Can you check your network manager for "Mobile" connections? In my Kubuntu 15.04 there is position in list to create a mobile connection.

[Admin]

In Ubuntu (Unity desktop) should be something same.

[Admin]

There is no any, unfortunately.

[juliejulie]

I did that (created new mobile broadband), but nothing happened, I mean there is no any reference to a mobile network. I wonder if there is a command that shows that the system does recognize the sim.

[juliejulie]

vlad@vlad-HP-Mini-210-2000:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 007: ID 03f0:241d Hewlett-Packard Gobi 2000 Wireless Modem (QDL mode) Bus 001 Device 002: ID 5986:0314 Acer, Inc Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0a5c:21b4 Broadcom Corp. BCM2070 Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

[Ron]

see my edited answer