Spent some time today trying to set up my daughters Telstra ZTE USB MF626 modem on her new Macbook Pro 13 laptop. NOt exactly easy and Im not sure Ive got the best fix, but its the only way I could get it to work.
- I plugged it in and installed the software which appears on the disk image mounted after the USB modem is inserted. Telstra Turbo Connection Manager version M02
- After restarting and plugging in the modem the software started up but couldnt detect the modem and the connect button remained greyed out.
- In System Preferences > Network Settings, the modem wasnt even listed.
- A search online indicated that for OS X Lion I needed to install the latest software from Telstra which included new drivers from ZTE (maybe 64bit??).
- So I downloaded the new software from a link here – http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/faqs.htm
- Then I used AppZapper to remove the previously installed software from Telstra which I installed at step 1.
- Then I installed the new software and restarted.
- After restarting I inserted the modem, the new software started up and the Macbook mounted the disk image which is installed on the USB modem by default, which I ignored. But the new software failed also to detect the modem I had plugged in.
- I ejected the disk image which is installed on the USB modem, then within about 5 seconds the new software detected the modem and I was able to connect.
I cant work out whats happening or causing this but the workaround seems to be ejecting that disk image before the USB modem is detected by the software.
Works now!
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