smiki -- I am not sure if there is a way to deactivate the PIN from Ubuntu. I did indeed use an old mobile phone :-)
I wasn't aware that there are SIMs where the PIN cannot be deactivated. You're right, I am afraid the workaround won't help there.
On a side note: I read about using "gnome-ppp" and "wvdial" to work with USB 3G modems a little while ago, but haven't tried it myself. Perhaps that would be another avenue to explore ...
smiki -- I am not sure if there is a way to deactivate the PIN from Ubuntu. I did indeed use an old mobile phone :-)
I wasn't aware that there are SIMs where the PIN cannot be deactivated. You're right, I am afraid the workaround won't help there.
On a side note: I read about using "gnome-ppp" and "wvdial" to work with USB 3G modems a little while ago, but haven't tried it myself. Perhaps that would be another avenue to explore ...