Vodafone K5005 (Huawei E389) 4G modem on Ubuntu

This modem works with Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04) but it is not detected automatically by network manager.
In order to get it working with network manager I have to use the following script (it must be ran as root):
#!/bin/bash
rmmod option
modprobe option
echo "12d1 14c8" > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/option1/new_id
usb_modeswitch -v 12d1 -p 14c3 -V 12d1 -P 14c8 -M "55534243123456780000000000000011062000000100000000000000000000"
-n 1
Note that the commands above are for the Vodafone branded (K5005) Huawei E389 dongle, for the unbranded device the product ID is different and you
should use:
#!/bin/bash
rmmod option
modprobe option
echo "12d1 1506" > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/option1/new_id
usb_modeswitch -v 12d1 -p 1505 -V 12d1 -P 1506 -M "55534243123456780000000000000011062000000100000000000000000000"
-n 1
You can check the product id with:
lsusb
In my case I get:
Bus 002 Device 007: ID 12d1:14c3 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.