OS X Lion & BSNL 3G HSDPA USB Data stick

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OS X Lion & BSNL 3G HSDPA USB Data stick

Hi Guys,

I have a 3G USB Datastick (Teracom LW273) provided by BSNL (an Indian telco). They had a Mac OS X Snow Leopard version of the dialer which worked fine. It uses some kind of Qualcom chipset (I have been unable to find a datasheet on it & mfg website points to some spamm website)

I recently installed OS X Lion & the dialer doesn’t work anymore. I have uninstalled & reinstalled the dialer several times to no avail.

How can I get the dialer to work under Lion? Is there a Lion compatible dialer version out there? Does Teracom have a website or contact information anywhere?

Anyone from India who uses BSNL 3G having this issue?

Thanks!

- Girish

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jul 24, 2011 12:37 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 25, 2011 8:04 PM in response to punkinmood

I am having the same freaking issue .. Give me like a day and I am gona debug it anyhow lol

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Answer 2

geeree

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Jul 25, 2011 10:48 PM in response to punkinmood

I just happened to be asking people if BSNL 3G USB modem worked well with Lion! Won’t upgrade now before things improve.

Girish.

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Answer 3

Jul 27, 2011 10:52 AM in response to punkinmood

ho this is mahesh rana ,,,same problem as you have ...but i have a solution please see below:

1.you need and 3g compatible mobile handset.

2.connect it with your PC via USB cable provided by handset manufacturer.

3.Go to system prefrence>network>add network>

4.click on adavance and select your handset model from the given list.

5.enter model as GSM 3G

6.enter APN if you are using BSNL 3G might have bsnlnet as your APN.

7.apply the settings and click on connect.

8.enjoy net,,,,

if you need more info regarding this issue e mail me redhand123@gmail.com

thanks

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Answer 4

Jul 28, 2011 3:10 AM in response to Mahesh Rana

I have the same problem with HSPA USB modem by Alcatel X220 and after the upgrade to Lion the diler stoped working, it is stuck on inisializing and doesn't let me connect.

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Answer 5

Jul 28, 2011 8:18 AM in response to punkinmood

teracom` website:

http://www.teracomfiber.com/contact.php

if we contact them by phone i think it is best

and also

http://pasamio.com/2011/07/22/getting-your-huawei-modem-working-with-mac-os-x-li on/

can u contact them on behalf of all of us...because iam little bit busy now....have u find any solution...please tell me.waiting for your reply

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Answer 6

Aug 1, 2011 7:52 PM in response to punkinmood

teracom` website:

http://www.teracomfiber.com/contact.php

if we contact them by phone i think it is best

and also

http://pasamio.com/2011/07/22/getting-your-huawei-modem-working-with-mac-os-x-li on/

can u contact them on behalf of all of us...because iam little bit busy now....have u find any solution...please tell me.waiting for your reply.

2 days back i put a email also to teracom people.But received no reply.I think doing phone call is best option.Then they will definitely reply.Please post the result here after talking in phone.Waiting for your reply.

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punkinmood Author

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Aug 3, 2011 11:26 AM in response to srikumar_jr

Guys,

I first tried to contact BSNL and ask what their position was on OS X Lion. I got hung up on couple of times when I mentioned the issue & generally was unproductive. That's BSNL for ya!

I then sent an email to the customer care email address listed on Teracom's website & got no reply. Tried calling their phone number only to get the message saying that the phone was switched off.

So, it looks like we are stuck with not being able to use this modem on Lion. Maybe upgrading to Lion wasn't a great idea.

Our only hope is that some other operator in the world issues a Lion compatible driver for Linktop U302 datacard & we can use that driver. (Our Teracom LW273 is a rebranded Linktop card).

Time to give up I guess.

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Answer 8

Oct 18, 2011 4:43 AM in response to punkinmood

Hi there,

I'm also facing the same issue tried every trick in the book but the dilar doesn't recognize the SIM card. Please update this post if anybody finds a workaround.

Mandar

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Answer 9

Oct 27, 2011 9:46 AM in response to Mandyiscool

Finally I abandoned the BSNL Modem and bought new Alcatel Modem and now my 3G connection is working smooth so I believe that was the Modem issue.

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Answer 10

Dec 21, 2011 7:53 AM in response to Mandyiscool

dear mandy,hi. can u pls share which alcatel model did you buy, from where and was it just plug n play or you had to again update the device or download some drivers?

thanks

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Answer 11

Dec 21, 2011 8:00 AM in response to eminemor50cent

Hi, have you found your any solution to the issue, please share,

thanks

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Answer 12

Dec 22, 2011 12:41 AM in response to nickhill4u

Hi I have bought Alcatel HSPA USB Modem Firmware Version IX1B4700XX. It is available anywhere loally and I procured it from a local computer shop. Its working fine for me no issues since I have started using this. Hope this information helps

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Answer 13

Dec 22, 2011 12:59 AM in response to Mandyiscool

thanks buddy, can you check the model no and share, alcatel has many models hence its confusing....

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Answer 14

jtabjul

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Dec 31, 2012 12:10 AM in response to punkinmood

Hi Guys,

I had same problem with Teracom LW273 BSNL 3G Datat card (7.2 MBPS) on Mac Book pro (Mac OS X Version 10.7.5). When contacted with Teracom support centre (http://www.teracom.in/index.php/details/85-other/105-bsnl-3g-modem) at 08322985023.

It is sad to hear that this version of MAC OS is not yet supported by Teracom datacard.

You try your luck by calling them.

- JP

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Answer 15

OGELTHORPE

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Dec 31, 2012 4:04 AM in response to punkinmood

Try this guess of mine: When you start your Mac, hold down the '3' and '2' keys. See if that will solve the problem. It works for my modem.

Ciao.

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