I got cell service working on my phone today. ( that's step one )
Next step is data tethering so I can work on laptop from anywhere.

I poked around settings, searched the interwebs, vocalized exasperation, etc.
Finally downloaded UT Tweak Tool and found the right setting. (All is right in the world)

I feel I need to bring some attention to the failed internet search.
It's a little Ironic that the only results I got were from Ubuntu's stack exchange site from six years ago.
Especially when there's at least one post here (albeit only tangentially topical) which details the correct setting.

Should UBports take over the Ubuntu Touch topic on stack exchange?
Is there something we could be doing to make this forum more SEO visible?
I feel this discussion is important for promoting usability and adoption.

I finally got an honest response from Ting. Apparently their website has a known bug and I was shipped the wrong card. It worked perfectly after the replacement. As for metroPCS, I think they have some king of firmware authentication required on the phone (another good reason to switch).

I thought the same issue from two distinct sim cards (one known good) would rule out the sim cards as the issue. I was wrong. Sorry about that.

Just installed UT onto my Nexus 5.
Under Settings > Cellular > Carrier & APN > Carrier the phone tries to automatically connect to the carrier but after a minute fails. Any Ideas why?