mobile modem doesn't connect automatically

[Shannon Black]

in 10.10 my modem used to connect during start up, ever since 11.04 it only connects when i select it in the connection menu .. only reporting now cause its starting to annoy me :P

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: network-manager 0.9.6.0-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Date: Thu Oct 18 20:14:32 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111010.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto static
 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 41.151.85.1
 169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0 scope link metric 1000
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
 WimaxEnabled=true
PciNetwork:

RfKill:

SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-09-05 (43 days ago)
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
 ttyUSB0 gsm connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
 running 0.9.6.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled