Reliance USB Data Card (Huawei) on Ubuntu HowTo

This is a quick and dirty howto to setup huawei usb data card with reliance connection on ubuntu 7.7 (Fiesty Fawn)
For Ubuntu LTS 8.4 “hardy heron” users, please refer to my latest post here.
1. Connect the reliance usb modem and check if its been recognized by the kernel.
$ cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
you’ll see something [...]