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WWAN Support Update 1.0 Improves Novatel Support

by , 7:45 AM EST, February 20th, 2007

Apple released the WWAN Support Update 1.0 on Monday with support for additional Novatel wireless products. WWAN is a wireless data system used by many cell phone services. The update adds support for these adapters:

Cingular
  • Novatel Merlin XU870 ExpressCard (HSDPA)
Sprint
  • Novatel Wireless Merlin EX720 Express Card (EVDO Rev. A)
  • Novatel Wireless Ovation U720 USB Modem (USB Adapter, EVDO Rev. A)
Verizon
  • Novatel XV620 ExpressCard (EVDO Rev. 0)
  • Novatel V740 ExpressCard (EVDO Rev. A)
  • Novatel Wireless Ovation U720 (USB Adapter, EVDO Rev. A)

The WWAN Support Update requires Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher and an Intel-based Mac laptop computer. It is free, and available for download at the Apple Support Web site.

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Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:06 pm Subject: Once again ...
Close Name:gslusher Posts: 2003 Joined: 13 Nov 2002
Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:04 pm Subject: Really unfair ...

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Once again ... Apple and Steve Jobs prove to be disloyal to Mac users by abandoning the "older" Mac user base ... by older I mean G4 based laptops.


Actually, Apple and Jobs are even more disloyal. I can't run Tiger on my PowerBook 100. That's UNFAIR! I want to be able to burn DVDs, play iTunes, use my iSight, print on my Canon printers, make a movie, play "Jets 'n' Guns," sync with my Palm TX, view my pictures in iPhoto, and run java and flash pages on my PowerBook 100.


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Close Name:Intruder -   TMO Mac Specialist Posts: 2840 Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:01 pm Subject:

Probably because of the fact that ExpressCard is not on any of the G4 'books. However, found this online:

"A virtual pat on the back for EVDOforum users Mac.Intosh for prepackaging the required drivers into a simple installation. Sprint Novatel U720 Rev. A USB EVDO Modem was successfully tested on the following machines: a 2.33 Ghz MacBook Pro, 1.33 GHz G4 iBook, and 2.66 Mac Pro."

So, there are drivers available for at least some of the usb offerings for G4 machines.


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Close Name:jawarford1 Posts: 1 Joined: 12 Aug 2007
Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:46 pm Subject: Novatel U720 problem

I have used the U720 on my Powerbook since Feb 07 with no problems after downloading a patch for it. But just recently my hardrive failed and lost all data with no backup (I know what a knucklehead).....

New harddrive installed and are unable to locate the download to get my Sprint Novatel U720 to function again.

Mac Powerbook G4 OS X 10.3.9

Need help PLEASE.....

Thanks in advance.....


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Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:08 am Subject: Wireless broadband security...
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