Lookit what I did!!!
Now all I gotta do is edit the How-to over there with how I did it ... huh Drama LOL
Thanks bro'...all the info you provided and everything finally clicking in the ol' graymatter paid off!!!
EDIT 2300: Drama: I'm going to rewrite the 'How-to' you provided me and make the changes that got me going...then I'll post it and you can review it, then if all is ok, incorporate it as an (appendix maybe?!?) into your full blown how-to...I will label this that it is "strictly" for USB modems such as mine and that it does NOT apply to any other wireless devices...reason being is that I did NOT install 'wpagui' or 'pcmciautils' (I will include a note for laptop users that they will want to install these 2 pkgs also)...I will also include a 'Part' for installing the nVidia drivers...that be alright with you??
...and I don't EVEN have to tell ya that IS Debian running and all this and CONNECTED too!!!