Using Vodafone Mobile Connect with Snow Leopard (10A432)

by ralf.rottmann on August 26, 2009 · 28 comments

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If you happen to be a The Next Web subscriber, you might have stumbled across my How-to-get-Snow-Leopard-early article. I’ve been running Snow Leopard for a while and the speed improvements on my MacBook Pro (one of the latest unibody models) alone are a reason to upgrade every one of my iMacs within the next two days.

While 99% of my software library has always been working fine for all previous updates, I regularly ran into severe issues with Vodafone’s Mobile Connect hard- and software. As far as I am concerned Vodafone Germany never managed to get out a software update in time. In fact, I occasionally had to wait for 8-12 weeks until I could use my UMTS modem on a new operating system. For a corporation which claims to always be at the edge of technology it’s a shame.

And again, my Vodafone Mobile Connect card did not work on Snow Leopard. It started with obscure error message during install and ended with the device not being found.

Twitter tipster @svhennig pointed me to the solution:

The Austrian A1 website offers a version of the “Mac OS Dashboard Software” which works absolutely perfect on Snow Leopard. Though the system requirements state “Leopard 10.5.0 – 10.5.6″ I can confirm Version 3.04.01.00 (14,6 MB) is fully working on 10A432 with Vodafone Germany. This is the direct download link. (Version 3.04.06.00 seems to be available, too. I did not try it. In case you’ve been successful, please leave a comment.)

Thanks to Sven sharing the link. Hope it helps others, too.

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1 edziardo August 31, 2009 at 07:53: I’m using a different provider (Telkomsel) and it’s not on the provider list when I install the app. I wonder if there’s any way to use this app for my provider (the app deny to connect).
2 edziardo August 31, 2009 at 08:00: Oh. never mind, I just figured that by myself.
3 Dr Trevor J. Hutley September 1, 2009 at 11:35: My old Vodafone Mobile Connect did not work under Snow Leopard.
Vodafone UK said there was nothing they could do about it….
I downloaded Vodafone Mobile Broadband – version 3.04.01.00 – as you suggested, and it works perfectly !
Many thanks. I really appreciate it.
regards, Trevor
4 Junky September 3, 2009 at 08:34: Die VDF Software arbeitet nicht mit Option Cards zusammen und auch mehrere andere Geräte werden nicht unterstützt. Bitte den Beitrag etwas differenzieren, sonst schießen sich PC-Cards User ihre Systeme ab und müssen nach dem Einstecken der Karte ständig mit Abstürzen leben!
5 Junky September 3, 2009 at 08:36: Mehr Infos hier:
http://www.macuser.de/forum/f14/umts-sticks-snow-473658/
6 ralf.rottmann September 3, 2009 at 08:48: Hallo Junky, gut, dass es Kommentare gibt! Thanks!
7 Martin Baker September 3, 2009 at 10:23: Fantastic, thanks for this. Certainly the newer 3.04.06.00 release does NOT work on my MBP with E172. However the 3.04.01.00 release works absolutely fine.
8 juantxu3 September 9, 2009 at 09:59: Thankx!
It work with vodafone spain, the version older.
9 novody September 9, 2009 at 22:34: I can confirm Version 3.04.06.00 works fine in Snow Leopard with Vodafone K3715.
10 Dominic Cameron September 10, 2009 at 07:50: Following a post at Vodafone forum
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=35485

Vodafone UK tech support are now assisting. Driver installed for K3760 and working, but it is not fully tested/supported version. Track that forum for updates if you want to get alerted for the working release of VMB.
11 macosmo September 13, 2009 at 07:52: It works only with 32bit kernel. If u boot snow leopard with 64bit kernel it doesn’t work! :(((
12 macosmo September 13, 2009 at 07:56: i’ve tried just the 3.04.01.00 release…
13 Roy Tomeij September 15, 2009 at 15:31: The above didn’t help to get my Vodafone E3730 Express Card (with Vodafone “Mobile Connect”). But… this did: http://tomeij.me/2009/09/15/vodafone-mobile-connect-on-osx-10-6-snow-leopard-with-an-e3730-data-card/ !
14 Andrea Denaro September 17, 2009 at 13:24: Regarding USB stick Qualcomm K3760, here how to solve the crash problem:

http://www.andreadenaro.com/vodafone-usb-modem-k3760-and-osx-snow-leopard
15 DaveLea October 7, 2009 at 14:02: Installed 3.04.01 on 10.6.1 (10B504) using E272 ‘pebble’ – managed to get it working after reboot and disconnecting/reconneting modem – many thanks for the steer…..
16 Keith Bennett August 28, 2009 at 00:21: Thanks for posting this. Really like the new app.

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17 datenreisender August 29, 2009 at 06:35: I’m still waiting for the Snow Leopard, but http://bit.ly/b1POq may help with Vodafone UMTS troubles, because of incompatibility woes. #osx

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18 CraHan August 30, 2009 at 19:04: Use a Vodafone Mobile Connect card in Leopard: http://bit.ly/14pSLK and http://bit.ly/PTCIW #snowleopard #modem #3g

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19 justobjects September 2, 2009 at 08:05: Wer Probleme mit seiner MobileConnect Software und #SnowLeo hat: Hier werden sie geholfen: http://tr.im/xH6g Funktioniert! #vodafone #umts

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20 AndreaDenaro September 3, 2009 at 17:20: Using Vodafone Mobile Connect with Snow Leopard (10A432) http://ow.ly/nVlS

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21 ramonlsd September 4, 2009 at 01:45: La solución, aquí: http://bit.ly/KSGge

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22 RicRoberts September 4, 2009 at 18:04: link that goes with my last tweet about vodafone 3G dongle….http://bit.ly/14pSLK

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23 fieldyweb September 6, 2009 at 18:23: If you find yourself with a clean #snowleopard install and a #vodafone USB 3G which won’t work.. head over to http://bit.ly/14pSLK

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24 kimptoc September 7, 2009 at 16:15: delicious: Using Vodafone Mobile Connect with Snow Leopard (10A432) — THE NEW 24100.NET http://bit.ly/WHEYB

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25 keithpound September 8, 2009 at 14:22: Just got Vodafone Mobile Connect working with Snow Leopard. This works http://tinyurl.com/mcdaf3 Thanks!

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26 keithpound September 8, 2009 at 14:23: @jon_itmagic I have VMC (E172) working with Snow Leopard. See http://tinyurl.com/mcdaf3

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27 datenreisender September 9, 2009 at 00:16: The #SnowLeopard doesn’t like my #Vodafone #UMTS stick :-( — For other people VMB/VMC 3 seems to help http://bit.ly/b1POq not for me

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