Vodafone brings 3G to MacBooks via USB

by Chris Ziegler, posted Aug 3rd 2006 at 8:19AM

Some people call it compatibility; we call it cheating. Yeah, Vodafone's freshly-announced Mobile Connect USB Modem fits into your MacBook Pro a little better than their PC Card does, but we'd sure like to see a real, honest-to-goodness ExpressCard operating on Vodafone's UMTS and HSDPA networks, and we're guessing we can find a few Pro owners to agree with us. Granted, non-Pros will need to kick it with the USB model either way, but at least Vodafone's glossy white capsule matches the MacBook a little better than its metal-clad sibling. The device hits the streets this fall, but Bluetooth dial-up should hold folks over in the meanwhile -- and if the thought of a white tumor on the side of your 'Book pains you, ya might be looking at Bluetooth as your permanent solution, too.

[Via Reg Hardware]

Filed under: Peripherals, Vodafone, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Tags: broadband, hsdpa, mac, macbook, macbook pro, MacbookPro, mobile connect, MobileConnect, modem, umts, usb, vodafone

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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stephen @ Aug 3rd 2006 10:56AM

You can already do this via Bluetooth with the LG CU500. Cingular even has a write up on how to hook it up to a machine running Mac OS X. Go to their support section, select Phone/Device support, select the LG CU500 and select the link that say "Connect Device and Laptop/PDA to access internet".

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-_- @ Aug 3rd 2006 7:47PM

besides, dun is more fun!

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