Connect to the Internet using SE P990i in Linux

I am using Linux at home (whenever possible). I can use P990i to connect to the Internet in Windows environment since this phone comes with driver/software for this OS. But what about in Linux? Here's how to do it...

Assumptions
This article assumes that GPRS/3G service is already activated in your SIM.
This article also assumes that you are familiar with Linux (esp. Debian Linux variants with GNOME desktop).

Requirements
SE P990i Unit (with SIM, indeed!)
DCU-60 Cable (bundled with P990i)
Linux (a Debian variant with GNOME Desktop)

Steps

1. Install WvDial and GNOME PPP.
2. Connect your phone.
3. Configure connection.
4. Connect.

Steps, explained...
Step 1

• Install WvDial (if not yet installed)

-$ sudo apt-get install wvdial

• Install GNOME PPP (if not yet installed)

-$ sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp

Step 2

• Connect your P990i to PC (via DCU-60 cable).
• When you connect your phone, 3 USB ACM (Abstract Control Model) devices should be registered (as shown below via "dmesg").

Step 3

• Launch GNOME PPP.

• Press "Setup".
• Under "Modem" tab, click "Detect" button.

• If it's not automatically detected (via "Detect") button, you can try putting the device manually (/dev/ttyACM1 in my case).
• Click "Phone numbers..." button, then enter *99***1# in the first line, and "Close" it.

• Click "Init strings..." button, then enter AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet" in init 3, and "Close" it. This modem initialization strings are Smart Gold/Buddy specific. Replace "internet" with your provider's designated APN (i.e. internet.globe.com.ph (not sure) for Globe subscribers).

• You might also want to set optional settings in the "Options" tab (as shown below).

• "Quit" GNOME PPP.

Step 4

• Launch GNOME PPP.
• Enter anything in "Username" and "Password" (I used "test" for both).
• Select the phone number or enter *99***1#.
• Click "Connect".

When connected:

Thanks to http://bayanijuan.blogspot.com