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@mirza: thanks for your comments. Sentar edge modem works fine in linux. try ubuntu 8.10. after plugin the modem in linux, a autorun wizard will come, click cancel. then eject the new usb media (that u will see in nautilus) by pressing the eject button.
then run “sudo wvdialconf”
you will see the modem is detected as /dev/acmUSB0 (you can check it by running “sudo dmesg” )

the above command will create /etc/wvdial.conf file. now edit this file “sudo nano /etc/wvdial.conf” and edit as your need. here is some portation of my wvdial.conf file :

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”gpinternet”
Modem Type = Analog Modem
ISDN = 0
Phone = *99***1#
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Username = xyz
Password = xyz

for more details please visit http://www.lavluda.com/2006/03/26/edgegprs-in-linux/

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@mirza: you can download skype for linux from their site. and for yahoo and msn you can try pidgin (http://www.pidgin.im/).

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