Using ZTE AC8700 in Mac

[veagles]

I have tried to be as simple as possible. You have not mentioned what your exact problem is.

If have you trouble understanding such simple instructions, I dont think i can help you.. Ask any of you friends to read the steps and help you out.

[justmitesh]

Hello frns m new to the forum....n soon i'll b buying EVDo for my MAC book....MB402LL/A
well I just want to knw few things...m totally new to this MAC OS i hv no idea abt it..my college is prvind me MAC so i have no options....
I am in MSR nagar new bewl road........
here r few things i wana knw...
1/ will i be getting a gud speed in 2.4 MBPS taiirf in the place i live ??
2/ i knw Veagles u have done ur hard work n found way to work evdo on MAc...but i just want to confirm it will work fine na ?? plss let me knw......
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[veagles]

Speed depends on a lot a factors like signal strength, distance from the tower, no of users etc..
No problems in using with mac.

[justmitesh]

heyy thanks 4 the quik responce.....thanks again mate............Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register in our forum for free by clicking here to see images.

[prabhu_mohan]

Veagles!

i booked Evdo today and i will be getting it in couple of days n am from hyderabad! i want to know weather i need to configure settings which u gave in this forum and am using mac 10.5.2 ??? and they told its speed is 144kbps and wats the difference in it ?

[udyan]

(05-29-2008 02:57 PM)veagles Wrote: Guests cannot see links in the messages. Please register in our forum for free by clicking here to see links.Ok. Here is a different approach. This method is dead easy compared to the previous one. All you need to do is run a shell script. If you have installed the pl2303 drivers, then remove them before you proceed.

Code:

~<Username>$ sudo -s
bash-3.2# kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/osx-pl2303.kext/
bash-3.2# rm -r /System/Library/Extensions/osx-pl2303.kext/
bash-3.2# rm -r /Library/Receipts/osx-pl2303.pkg/

Reboot

1. Download this file from mediafire.
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2. Extract to your root partition, which is usually Mac HD. Execute these command in the terminal.

Code:

~<Username>$ sudo -s
bash-3.2# cd /
bash-3.2# ls

You should see the Install folder here.

Code:

bash-3.2# cd Install
bash-3.2# sh Install.sh

Reboot

Open Network preferences, you should be able to see ZTE CDMA Tech as one the connections. Enter your bsnl number and select Vendor as Novatel and Model as cdma from advanced tab.

The script is for ZTE AC8700 modems with hardware id 0c56:6000. The numbers 24576 and 1478 in the script correspond to the above id. You would have to change it if you have a different hardware id.

Connect and Surf!

Leave a reply if it works for you.

hi i tried unzipping the files to mac hd (where there are application library system and user folders too, after doin that i open terminal bt didnt help, did i unzipped the install folder to the right place?
i will really appreciate ur help.

udyan

[ram-igi]

Hi, I am getting a mere 56Kbps (7KBps) !!
Are EVDO speeds subject to areas coverage?
I thought if EVDO works, it will work at the max speed possible.
Can someone help me resolve this?

(05-29-2008 06:26 PM)m_alnaeem Wrote: Guests cannot see links in the messages. Please register in our forum for free by clicking here to see links.hey its workin and its speed is higher ,i did the speed test with speedtest.net it gives these results comparing to the last configuration with pl2303 :
last: download speed= 343 Kbps
last: upload speed= 7 Kbps

now: download speed= 787 Kbps
upload speed= 51 Kbps

thanxx alot man ,

[pachiEVDO]

Hi
I have updated MAC 10.5 to latest 10.5.4 combo update and EVDO stopped working.
Did anybody face this issue?

Please give me any solutions if you have

[veagles]

(08-20-2008 12:04 AM)prabhu_mohan Wrote: Guests cannot see links in the messages. Please register in our forum for free by clicking here to see links.Veagles!

i booked Evdo today and i will be getting it in couple of days n am from hyderabad! i want to know weather i need to configure settings which u gave in this forum and am using mac 10.5.2 ??? and they told its speed is 144kbps and wats the difference in it ?

You need to install the driver or else your mac wont recognize the evdo card. There are two plans 144 kbps and 2 mbps. You will get 144 kbps if evdo is not available in your area.

(08-20-2008 03:59 AM)udyan Wrote: Guests cannot see links in the messages. Please register in our forum for free by clicking here to see links.hi i tried unzipping the files to mac hd (where there are application library system and user folders too, after doin that i open terminal bt didnt help, did i unzipped the install folder to the right place?
i will really appreciate ur help.

udyan

Any error messages?

(08-20-2008 10:58 AM)ram-igi Wrote: Guests cannot see links in the messages. Please register in our forum for free by clicking here to see links.Hi, I am getting a mere 56Kbps (7KBps) !!
Are EVDO speeds subject to areas coverage?
I thought if EVDO works, it will work at the max speed possible.
Can someone help me resolve this?

If EVDO is available in your area, you will get good speeds. I am sure you are in 1X mode. Get your card reconfigured at bsnl.

(08-20-2008 03:07 PM)pachiEVDO Wrote: Guests cannot see links in the messages. Please register in our forum for free by clicking here to see links.Hi
I have updated MAC 10.5 to latest 10.5.4 combo update and EVDO stopped working.
Did anybody face this issue?

Please give me any solutions if you have

This happens with every major update. Just install again.

[pachiEVDO]

In the latest 10.5.4, we have one more
AppleWWANSupport2.kext exists, does this need any changes to Install.sh

Thanks