BT MOBILE BROADBAND USB MODEM FOR MAC HUAWEI E180 User Manual
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BT Mobile Broadband Pre-Pay
USB Modem User Guide for Mac
Huawei E180
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Contents
Quick Start Set-up / What’s In Your Pack 3
Getting Started 4
Step 1: Download BT Connection
Manager for Mac 4
Step 2: Insert the SIM into your
USB Modem 4
Step 3: Insert the USB Modem into
your Mac 5
Step 4: Connect to the internet 6
Step 5: Register online to manage
Contents
your account 7
Using BT Connection Manager for Mac
and Your USB Modem To Get Online 10
Your BT Mobile Broadband
Pre-Pay Account 11
How to Top up 11
Top up amounts 12
Bundles 13
Check your spend and usage 14
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Low credit 14
Using abroad 15
Top up from abroad 15
Your USB Modem 16
HSDPA, 3G and GPRS explained 16
USB Modem indicator lights explained 17
FAQs 18
Acronyms And Abbreviations 19
Safety Information 20
Need any help? Please visit:
www.bt.com/help/mobilebroadband
Quick Start Set-up
For more detailed instructions, please see page 4.
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Download BT Connection Manager for Mac from
www.bt.com/help/mobilebroadband/mac
Please note: you must be running Mac OS 10.4 or above to use BT Mobile Broadband.
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Insert the SIM card into
the USB Modem.
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Connect to the internet. Please register your account at bt.com/mobsignup *
Plug the USB
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Modem into
your Mac.
What’s In Your Pack
Your USB Modem box includes:
The USB Modem USB cable User Guide
The outer pack also includes:
• BT Welcome Letter
• SIM card in small white envelope
* To nd out how to register, please see page 7.
Need to nd your mobile number?
Please visit:
www.bt.com/help/ndyournumber
Quick Start Set-up / What’s In Your Pack
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Getting Started
We know you’re keen to get started with BT Mobile Broadband, so please
follow these steps in the exact order shown below.
Step 1: Download BT Connection Manager for Mac
Go to www.bt.com/help/mobilebroadband/mac and select BT Connection
Manager for Mac to download it. Once the le has downloaded, click on the
icon to start the installation, following the on screen instructions.
Please note: you must be running Mac OS 10.4 or above to use
BT Mobile Broadband.
Step 2: Insert the SIM into your USB Modem
Getting Started
You’ll nd your SIM card in a small white envelope inside the outer packaging.
i. Turn the USB Modem face
down and slide off the cover
in the direction shown.
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ii. With the notch in the SIM card
at bottom right, and the BT logo
upwards, slide the SIM card into
the slot.
iii. Slide the cover back on.
Step 3: Insert the USB Modem into your Mac
You’ll need to have your laptop switched on before you plug the
USB Modem in.
i. Rotate the USB connector out of the top of the USB Modem.
ii. Insert the USB Modem into a USB port on your laptop.
If necessary, use the enclosed
USB cable to connect in
conned spaces.
Getting Started
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What’s BT Connection Manager for Mac?
BT Connection Manager for Mac allows you to connect your laptop
to the Internet using the BT Mobile network (HSPA, 3G, GPRS).
Step 4: Connect to the internet
You have a choice of how to make this rst connection to complete
the setup.
i. If you are out and about in an area with a mobile signal, you can
connect to the BT Mobile network using your Welcome Credit.
ii. If you’re in range of a Wi-Fi network, you can connect using Wi-Fi.
Either way it will only take a few minutes.
Getting Started
Connect using the BT Mobile network
1. Make sure you’re in an area which has a mobile signal.
2. Double click the BT Connection Manager for Mac icon. After waiting
for it to load, click Connect next to the Prole Name BT Mobile.
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Please note: it may take a few minutes for the USB Modem to initialise
and the SIM to activate.
Connect using Wi-Fi
1. Make sure you’re in range of your BT Home Hub (or similar wireless
router); also ensure it’s switched on and working. Make a note of the
Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Wireless Key from the grey label
on the back of the BT Home Hub or on your router.
2. Connect using your default Wi-Fi manager.
Please note: your USB Modem receives mobile signals only, it cannot
receive Wi-Fi signals. To use Wi-Fi, you will need a Wi-Fi card, adaptor
or Wi-Fi built into your Mac.
Step 5: Register online to manage your account
i. Register to manage your account online and to receive your
Welcome Bundle.
Getting Started
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ii. To register, make sure you have your USB Modem plugged in and
go to bt.com/mobsignup. If you have a bt.com account, please
use these details to log in (you may use these to manage existing
BT accounts online). If you don’t have a bt.com account, please
select ‘sign up’ and follow the on-screen instructions. If you have an
account but have forgotten your username or password, follow the
links on screen to have your details emailed to you.
IMPORTANT:
During the registration process, you’ll be asked to enter your mobile
number. This is the mobile number for the SIM card which you
inserted into the USB Modem. This number is shown on a sticker on
the back of the USB Modem pack and on your BT Welcome Letter.
You can also nd the number on BT Connection Manager for Mac.
Getting Started
Go to Tools>Diagnostics>SIM/USIM>MSISDN.
Please don’t enter your normal mobile phone number here.
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