So I finally, after multiple different days of searching and trying, got my v3m, that's flashed to Alltel, to connect and dial up from linux (Ubuntu 7.10 specifically).
First off EVDO disabled like usual. And also you need the no pap thing that would let you use dun from a palm pilot or what not. This is because the dialing program ppp in linux does not let you specify security options and such as you can do with the winders dialer.
So follow this guide up to and including #4 http://www.hacktherazr.com/guides/verizon.dun.ppc.php.
This next part is modified from: http://www.blackberryforums.com/linux-users-corner/101715-how-verizon-8703e-usb-tethered-linux-ubuntu-7-10-a.html.
At the terminal type: tail -f /var/log/messages
Then plug your phone into your computer, you should see something like this:
Apr 8 00:19:49 Kevin-server kernel: [910921.674934] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Apr 8 00:19:49 Kevin-server kernel: [910921.677897] cdc_acm 1-1:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
Do a ctrl+c then type: sudo gedit /etc/ppp/peers/1xdun
Feel free to replace gedit with your favorite text editor especially if you are not using gnome.
Now paste into this new blank file:
debug debug debug nodetach /dev/*the tty part we found earlier or what ever it was* 115200 connect "/usr/sbin/chat -f /etc/chatscripts/1xdun" nomultilink defaultroute noipdefault ipcp-restart 7 ipcp-accept-local ipcp-accept-remote # added this, so that it doesn't disconnect after few mn of innactivity lcp-echo-interval 0 lcp-echo-failure 999 modem noauth nocrtscts noipdefault novj # refused anyway, no point in trying every time usepeerdns user *yournumber*@vzw3g.com password vzw
Next type: sudo gedit /etc/chatscripts/1xdun
Again replace gedit if you want/need.
And paste into the new file:
ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO DIAL TONE' ABORT 'NO ANSWER' ABORT DELAYED ABORT ERROR SAY "Initializing\n" '' ATZ OK-AT-OK ATDT#777 CONNECT \d\c
Now you should be able to type: sudo pppd call 1xdun
If you open a second terminal and type: ifconfig ppp and then see something like:
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:70.193.249.184 P-t-P:66.174.201.6 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:105 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:126 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:39774 (38.8 KB) TX bytes:22668 (22.1 KB)