No modem/serial port support within Ubuntu

[RonW]

Ubuntu on a laptop needs to have modem support. WiFi or Wireless networks are not always around, But there usually is a telephone that can replaced with the computer.

[A (enchantez)]

Hello,

I ordered a version 9.04, bought a new hard drive to run it on and loaded the os....

After loading the OS I learned there is no way to connect to the internet if you only have dial-up service in your area. I've tried the threads at Ubuntu forums to resolve the problem. The downloads fail when I attempt to load them into the os. This has taken place three times after returning from the library where I downloaded Wvdial, and gnome ppp.....

There just doesn't appear to be a clearcut, understandable solution for modem users new to the ubuntu platform. It looks like a fun OS, but.....As I understand it, there are a lot of people out here who have the same problem with securing hi-speed internet. We cannot get hi-speed internet.

How hard can it be to include modem connectivity in your OS? I'm a patient person. I look forward to some kind of modem connectivity within the OS in a near future new version release.

Thank you.

[Przemek K. (azrael)]

Please see the Ubuntu help site:
https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/internet/C/modem.html

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Thank you for bringing this bug to our attention. However, a paper cut should be a small usability issue , in the default Ubuntu 9.10 install , that affects many people and is quick and easy to fix. So this bug can't be addressed as part of the project.

a feature request is not a papercut

For further info about papercuts criteria , pls read > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PaperCut

Don't worry though, This bug has been marked as "invalid" ONLY in the papercuts project.