Novatel V640 ExpressCard and Mac Drivers, Support

Michael · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:02 am Post subject:

It looks like VZAccess 3.0 will be the version that supports MacBook Pros. This version is also Universal, so it runs natively on MacBook Pro:

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fastmac99 · EVDO Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 3

Is this verison available for download somewhere? I went to the verizon dl page, but only got the older version. I'm getting the dell card tomorrow and it would be nice to have.

Thanks

Michael · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:19 am Post subject:

The Dell Card comes with Windows XP software. It doesn't appear that you can interchange the Dell and Verizon software.
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fastmac99 · EVDO Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 3

When you say can't interchange, are you referring to a technical reason? Meaning that the Mac OS software will not work on the Dell card or the you could not ask for the Mac OS drivers with the dell card? The reason I was asking is that I was just hoping to download the Mac version of the access manager from verizon or somewhere and use that with the Dell card.

Thanks

Michael · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:04 am Post subject:

I have already tried running the latest version of VZAccess Manager and it doesn't recognize the Dell Card. Also, the Apple drivers in 10.4.7 do not recognize it either.

Looks like we will all have to wait for the Verizon Novatel V640 card.
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fastmac99 · EVDO Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 3

ahhhh...okay, now II got it. Thanks. Sorry, I was a bit slow there Smile

Any ETA on the Verizon cards?

Thanks

Michael · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject:

Already tried VZAccess 3.0 & Dell 5700 ExpressCard and it didn't work. Apple's 10.4.7 doesn't recognize it either, but it does recognize the Novatel V640. We will do more testing, when the actual Verizon card arrives.
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wplate · EVDO Newbie Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 2

How do the new EVDO cards seat into the MacBook Pro?

My SATA card easily pulls out and I'm worried the EVDO card may be as fragile.

I started a thread on Apple's discussion forums about this, seems lots of users have similar issues.[/url]

Michael · Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:18 pm Post subject:

You push it in, and it clicks in place, it is now locked in.

To eject, you slightly push again and the card ejects.

Not seeing the problem you describe with the Novatel V640 card
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paulr · EVDO Newbie Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 3

Any updates on availability of working EvDO cards for the MacBook Pro?

bbarrick · EVDO Newbie Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 1

It's up on http://verizonwireless.com. Look in the site map under phones. bb Very Happy

Michael · Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:35 am Post subject:

Today, August 3, 2006, Verizon is officially announcing the Novatel
V640. The Novatel V640 will start shipping on August 10, 2006.

Additional information posted on EVDOinfo.com over the coming days on this new ExpressCard.

Our pricing is as follows.

A V640 with 2 year contract is $99.99. This is an $80 savings from Verizon
standard pricing.

A V640 with a 1 year contract is $179.99. This is a $70 savings from
Verizon standard pricing.

As an incentive to order your V640 from Booster dash Antenna.com you can add a V640 booster antenna to your order for $34.99 A 50% off savings from the original retail price. This is valid on all orders placed on or before August 10, 2006.

Verizon has not yet released the pricing for the V640 without service. For those wanting to upgrade an existing contract and not buy new service, pricing is not yet available and orders are not being taken.

High demand is expected and if you are interested in getting a V640, you are encouraged to order online at:

https://Booster-Antenna.com/verizon/cards.php

For all the latest information visit EVDOinfo.com. For all the latest discussion visit EVDOforums.com and to place your order visit http://Booster-Antenna.com
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Pale Rider · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 9

current paying customers who merely want to upgrade and keep giving EVDO.com and Verizon their money are given the short stick. Don't know that I am surprised, but I am disappointed.

terrylwhite · EVDO Newbie Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 8

So now that the card is official, can you comment on MacBook Pro compatibility? Is it natively supported in 10.4.7 or does it require other drivers? If other drivers are required are they included/available?

riozilla · EVDO Newbie Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 7

I have my Novatel v640 ExpressCard (it arrived from Verizon directly yesterday) and I cannot get it to work with my MacBook Pro.

The software is slick and seems like everything will work - and then I get errors with the Internet Connect app in Mac OS X.

Essentially stating that it is dis-connecting as a carrier cannot be found. Can anyone provide any help here?