It seems that the Android 4.0 update to the phone removed mobile broadband functionality - USB tethering works now easier (connect phone to computer, enable "USB tethering" in phone's setting, and voila, Ubuntu makes the internet work) - so I can't test this anymore on my phone.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830900 Title: Mobile broadband bars are always at 1 and wrong -- Intel PRO/Wireless 4965 iwl4965 Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Even when my Samsung Galaxy S2 is showing 3-4 bas, NM's icon is always showing 1. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: network-manager 0.8.9997+git.20110721t045648.36db194-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.12-generic 3.0.3 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Date: Mon Aug 22 18:21:01 2011 Gconf: IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110803.1) IpRoute: default via 122.110.242.122 dev ppp0 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_AU:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-16 (6 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/830900/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp