Thanks Craig, I'll give that a go. Other quirks
.wmv shows up as black screen in QuickTime 10 - whatever happened to my QuickTime Pro? I thought the installer detected that I had pro but it doesn't seem to have. Google Earth - all I get is impression I'd have if my face was cm from a muddy field covered in camera icons. On 16/9/09 5:42 PM, "Craig Bruce" <craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au> wrote: > There is a whole thread on getting the usb wireless cards to work on > mactalk > http://forums.mactalk.com.au/46/72192-huawei-mobileconnect-3g-dongle-mobile-br > oadband.html > > this is a bit specifically about 3 from that forum > > For 3, i'm not relying on the connection manager. > > plug in your usb modem, first (essential step). > > just hit system preference>network > > hit + > > from the dropdown, select HUAWEI mobile. > > enter *99# in the telephone number field. > > leave others blank. > > hit advanced... > > Vendor: Generic > Model: GPRS (GSM/3G) > APN: 3 services (for prepaid) or 3netaccess (for postpaid) > > Hit OK > > Check Show Modem on Menu Bar (optional) if you wish to have a mini > icon on the menu bar to connect and disconnect. > -- > > Craig Bruce > Director > > M 0403 040 088 > P 08 9367 4691 > F 08 9367 4692 > E craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au > W http://www.maxstyle.com.au > > Twitter Maxstyle_com_au > Facebook http://www.facebook.com/maxstyle > > Disclaimer: The information transmitted on this message is intended > only for the person or organisation to which it is addressed and may > contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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It worked once before the update to SL10.6.1 and hasn't >> worked >> since. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael Hawkins. >> >> On 16/9/09 5:12 PM, "Craig Bruce" <craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au> wrote: >> >>> >>> I totally agree with the replacing the router, There are many clients >>> I go to see who are running old telstra speedstream modems or similar >>> and moving to a belkin or a billion(somewhat more advanced) makes a >>> big difference >>> With my own personal connection i connect at 4mbps with the standard >>> settings and i can push that to over 8mbps on my billion by >>> increasing >>> the coding gain >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Craig Bruce >>> Director >>> >>> M 0403 040 088 >>> P 08 9367 4691 >>> F 08 9367 4692 >>> E craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au >>> W http://www.maxstyle.com.au >>> >>> Twitter Maxstyle_com_au >>> Facebook http://www.facebook.com/maxstyle >>> >>> Disclaimer: The information transmitted on this message is intended >>> only for the person or organisation to which it is addressed and may >>> contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the >>> intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any >>> use, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in >>> reliance of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have >>> received >>> this message in error, please contact MaxStyle Pty Ltd immediately. >>> Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual >>> sender >>> and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. >>> >>> On 16/09/2009, at 4:37 PM, Paul Weaver wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Putting in my ten cents worth, the Snow Leopard installations here >>>> have gone smoothly here and the apps we regularly used before, still >>>> worked after the installation. Most, including some freeware apps >>>> have had automatic upgrades over the past two weeks from their >>>> authors to bring them further into line with SL specs. Furthermore, >>>> there have been zero problems with email connections to our ISP >>>> using Snow Leopard. >>>> >>>> The only slight SL problem I experienced was with a temporary loss >>>> of the Address Book function on one account. How that was fixed was >>>> described on this list. >>>> >>>> There was also a huge improvement to our broadband speed a few weeks >>>> ago when one of my sons bought a Belkin N1 modem/router. Besides at >>>> least tripling our download speeds, we now have zero >>>> disconnections. I can remember a conversation with the ISP a few >>>> months ago when I was told that replacing my iConnectAccess624 ADSL2 >>>> router would make little difference. LOL. >>>> >>>> Cheers, Paul. :) >>>> >>>> http://fremantlebiz.livejournal.com/calendar >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
