Mobile Broadband for Apple Mac users

Following on from a debate over at PC Pro, here's a list with the connectivity options for all you Apple Mac users out there:
PowerBook 15"/17" PC card slot, can use the ExpressCards with the supplied adaptor, or a USB modem
PowerBook 12", iBook, MacBook No slot, so the USB modem must be used
MacBook Pro Either ExpressCard or USB modem
Desktop machines USB modem

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Fri, 2007-08-31 01:33

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Beppe (not verified) commented on Mon, 2007-10-29 06:49:

Hi thank's for your blog... fantastic...
I'm an italian mac user who uses an Option GE0201 (Globetrotter) bought from an italian Vodafone Shop's.
I use Vodafone MC 2.06.05... all's ok!
Yesterday i installed Leopard and... my card doesn't work ... :(
Can you help me?
Sorry for big OT..... :)

 
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MobileBroadbandRocks commented on Mon, 2007-10-29 06:58:

Have you tried 2.07.05 - http://www.mobileconnected.co.uk/mac-os-207-dashboard-released/

Failing that, VF will release an official Leopard client in the next couple of weeks.

 
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Beppe (not verified) commented on Mon, 2007-10-29 07:26:

Thank's... i will try this evening, when i come back home..
I found that an option sw starts when i insert my connect card... but it's not able to find my italian carrier....
Thank's again...
update tomorrow.

 
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Beppe (not verified) commented on Mon, 2007-10-29 07:28:

PS:
sorry for my veeery bad english :)

 
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Beppe (not verified) commented on Tue, 2007-10-30 01:44:

Nothing to do... :(
Vodafone Italy doesnt'know anything about MacOSX :(

 
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Beppe (not verified) commented on Wed, 2007-10-31 01:51:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5705624#5705624

Apple tells me that "no need other Sw"... but i dont find connection parameters for Vodafone Italy.
...
yet

 
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catarina (not verified) commented on Tue, 2008-09-02 00:34:

i am in italy now,my Huawei E220 was bought from wind.
wind is not good comany has support or update everything ...
do u have any solution to solve "how to use Huawei E220 of wind in mac book"???

thank a lot!

 
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Mr.Carrot61 (not verified) commented on Thu, 2009-10-22 11:11:

Could the country be so lucky? ,

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