http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=254
Article on how to get the Huawei E169 running on the EEE PC (a Linux distro). Includes very detailed instructions including links to USB_ModeSwitch.
http://umtsmon.sourceforge.net/
UMTSmon is a tool to control and monitor a wireless mobile network card (GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, UMTS, HSDPA) in a laptop running Linux.
http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/
USB_ModeSwitch is a little script to help switch multi-mode USB devices between modes. Mostly it's for 3g wireless modems which load initially as a usb drive with the Windows drivers. Compatible with the Huawe E220 and E169.
https://designbuildtestrepeat.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/huawei-e220-on-linux-for-sms/
Very useful article about how to send SMS messages through a huawei e220 modem on linux. Could be useful for FoodRadar.