This article explains how to connect your laptop or desktop to the Internet using your (Nokia) mobile phone GPRS connection while running Ubuntu as the operating system. You may ask yourself, ‘Why on earth would I want to use the phone’s measly connection when I have a broadband line at home?”. Well, it’s quite obvious: you can’t use the broadband line unless you’re at home. When you’re on the road and need an Internet connection, you’ll be able to use the one provided by the mobile phone.