Cell phone devices are typically called 3g or 4g devices. You may find
the memory that holds the drivers for
Windows gets in the way of Linux being able to discover the actual
device. If you see a memory device but can't find the phone device it is
likely the memory is getting in the way. Unmount the memory device and
the broadband card will show up.

Wifi is another device type. Depending on the chip set the drivers will
be self installed or not. Broadcom chip sets will likely need to be
installed, and require a Internet connection to do so. This can be a
broadband phone card or lan connection.