Great! I'm glad you got it sorted.
I use this very basic script to retrieve balances, I put it in my home folder, named "getbalance.sh"
It puts the balance info into a textfile "balance.txt" so you can refer to it later if needed.
(I added /usr/bin/gsm-ussd and /usr/bin/gammu in the sudoers...
Hi, sorry for my late reply.
I followed the steps in the link http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/271559-How-to-check-bundle-balance-with-USSD-%28gsm-ussd%29?p=4866874&viewfull=1#post4866874 to set up gsm-ussd on my side.
What you need to remember is that the usb modem/dongle...
Using 8-ta 10Gig, Huawei E173 modem on openSUSE 11.4
Modem setup was straightforward with Yast->Modem on /dev/ttyUSB0
I created a new provider called 8-ta: Phone number *99#, username 'guest', leave password blank
Under 'how the interface should be set up' select Automatically
tick "dial on...