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Mobile Broadband on a Mac Air

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:52:53 GMT

Hello .. just installed an Alcatel X230D dongle on my macbook Air, including Connection Manager, which was already installed on the dongle. Seemed to be okay until I wanted to use Connection Manager which wouldn't open due 'paybill date a necessary value' warning. I cannot put in the paybill date because I can't open Connection manager! I have been on various forums and this seems to be a common problem whic O2 cannot solve. On Chat i was told it must be a corrupt file and to unintsll it, then re-install it. But the Connection Manager is, of course, no longer on the dongle. I have tried downloading form the O2 website, but my Mac refuses to accept it. Any ideas please?

Re: Mobile Broadband on a Mac Air

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:14:09 GMT

Hi.

Their was a similar thread a while ago which found the dongle not to be compatible with their mac.

If you perform a search on here you should find it.

Also maybe leaving a post in MacRumors may get you some further results.

Re: Mobile Broadband on a Mac Air

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:19:08 GMT

Thanks very much .. I shall look .. the dongle is working though, so don't need Connection Manager .. but it would be useful, and is rather annoying!

Re: Mobile Broadband on a Mac Air

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:20:08 GMT

One of the threads is here http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-Services/Mobile-wifi-dongle-and-Mac-OS-Mavericks/m-p/563450/highlight/true#M9921 and you're welcome.

Re: Mobile Broadband on a Mac Air

davethorp — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:25:06 GMT

If you have an iPhone or other smartphone on a mobile contract you could tether your phone to your MacBook as a temporary stop gap measure until O2 start supporting an OS that has been released for 4 months (and was in beta for many months prior to then)

Any usage will come out of your mobile phone's data allowance though