I have managed to get the ICON 505 working by using Ozerocdoff, HSOconnect and related software.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8533114&postcount=6 A working Network Manager would have been a little bit less frustrating. -- [karmic] Option iCON 505 3G+ modem not recognized https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/452460 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs