It seems this was eventually fixed upstream (and likely in all current Ubuntu releases).
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255304 Title: 0.7, 3G - Fails to cope with provider lock requiring unlock code To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/255304/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs