Re: Does NetworkManager support blocking non-home networks (UMTS/3g)

[Gianluca Sforna <giallu gmail com>]

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 3:55 PM, nodata <lsof nodata co uk> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I can't seem to find it in the GUI or in the documentation.
>
> Can NetworkManager be configured to only connect to home networks? Say I am
> on Vodafone and get free data usage, but then move to an area with poor
> signal for Vodafone, can I prevent switching to T-Mobile which costs me
> money?
>
> If yes, can this be determined automatically, or is this done with a string
> match?

For this purpose, it seems you can stick the MCC/MNC code for your
operator into the "Network" field in the connection preferences.

The list of codes is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Network_Code



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