Installation guide: Tata Photon plus on Micromax Funbook and Ubuntu

Installation Guide 

Tata Photon Plus EC156 on  Micromax Funbook & Ubuntu by Zhakta

1. Connect the device and select Edit Connections… from system tray Network Manager.
2. Go to Mobile Broadband tab and click Add.
3. The device should be automatically detected in the next window. Otherwise install modemmanager and ppp related software from synaptic, restart and start from step 1.
4. Click Continue and select country (India). Continue.
5. Select Tata Indiacom (Photon+). Continue.
5. In next window check the selections and Apply.
6. Edit the newly added connection.
7. Go to Mobile Broadband tab. APN should be set already (#777). Set Username: internet, Password: password.
You are ready to roll.
To use the TATA Photon Plus wizard pre-installed on the dongle, check this post.
To setup on Micromax Funbook -
1. Connect the dongle using the USB converter cable. Go to Settings.
2. Go to More… Turn off Airplane mode.
3. Select Mobile networks.
4. Set both Data enabled and Data roaming on.
5. Select Access Point Names.
6. The entry for TATA should be present already. Just tap on the small circle beside the entry to the right side to select it. It should be enabled showing a blue dot.