1. Open a new Terminal Window

  2. Type in lsusb ( lsusb is a utility for displaying information about USB buses in the system and the devices connected to them. )

  3. A list of USB buses in the System will appear, the Cell C device will be listed as

    Bus 002 Device 007: ID 19d2:1224 ONDA Communication S.p.A.
    
  4. Install usb-modeswitchusb-modeswitch-data and libusb-1.0-0 via the Command Line, the code below can be copied and pasted to install the three packages

    sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data libusb-1.0-0
    
  5. After the installation you will need to edit the usb_modeswitch.conf file by executing the following command in order to edit the file

    sudo gedit /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
    
  6. Append the following code to the usb_modeswitch.conf file

     
    DefaultVendor=  0x19d2
     
    DefaultProduct= 0x1224
     
    TargetVendor=    0x19d2
     
    TargetProduct=0x0017
     
     
    MessageContent="55534243123456782000000080000c85010101180101010101000000000000"
    
  7. Save and close

  8. Run the command below in order to detect the new device

    sudo usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
    
  9. If successfully executed run the lsusb command once again to see if the device has been updated to

    Bus 002 Device 010: ID 19d2:0082 ONDA Communication S.p.A.
    
  10. Once done click on System->Preferences->Network Connections

  11. Click on the Mobile Broadband tab

  12. Click on Add

  13. Choose South Africa

  14. Choose Cell-C

  15. Leave the Plan to Default

  16. Select Connect Automatically and Available to all users and leave the other information intact

  17. Once Saved the Cell-c Connection will appear in the Network Manager and you will be able to connect to the Internet.

  18. Enjoy