Mobile Broadband on a Mac Air

[Anonymous]

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?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

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.

[Anonymous]

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!

[Anonymous]

One of the threads is here http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-Services/Mobile-wifi-dongle-and-Mac-OS-Mavericks/m-p/563... and you're welcome.

[davethorp]

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