Novatel Mobile Connect, Vodafone Mobile Connect MC950D Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

Vodafone Mobile Connect
USB Modem

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Welcome to your new USB data

modem, designed for 3G and 3G
Broadband.

We’ll now take you through the
simple process of setting it up, and
help you get started –

so you can

make the most of now.

For more information, please see
the Troubleshooting section in this
Quick Start Guide.

What can I do with it?

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Set up your modem

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Run the software

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Make a connection

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SMS and Contact Management

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Troubleshoo ting

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** SMS is currently only supported on computers running
Microsoft Windows.

What can I do with it?

Your Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Modem
will let you connect your laptop or desktop
computer over the Vodafone high-speed
mobile phone network, so you can browse the

web, collect emails or receive and send SMS
text messages.

Browse the web

You can now access the web wherever
you are (as long as there’s a data signal)
– and at 3G and 3G Broadband speeds.

This means that you only need your
computer and your Vodafone Mobile
Connect USB Modem to have all
the information and services on the
internet in front of you.

You can use the modem with either a
laptop or desktop computer.

Pick up emails

Keep up to date with your emails,
wherever you are. Sending and
receiving large attachments is
no problem, thanks to 3G and 3G
Broadband speeds.

You can also access your personal
email accounts – even web-based
accounts like Hotmail.

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Send and receive SMS text
messages**

You can send and receive SMS text
messages straight from your computer.
The program provides an easy way to
view messages you have received, write
new messages, and manage contact
details for frequently-used SMS
numbers.

What is 3G Broadband?

3G Broadband is another name for
High-Speed Uplink and Downlink
Packet Access (HSUPA/HSDPA). This
allows even faster data speeds than
3G, and should make transferring data
and browsing the web even faster than
before.

If 3G or 3G Broadband is not
available, the GPRS network will be
used instead.

The Vodafone 3G Broadband network
is growing all the time. See your
Vodafone website for more details on
where it’s available.

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MC950D

Set up your Novatel Wireless

MC950D modem

Before you can start using your new
modem, you’ll need to set it up.

You will need to have an activated
Vodafone SIM card – this should have
been provided when the modem was
purchased.

Insert the SIM card into the modem.

You should have been supplied with a
long and double-ended data cable. The
modem can be plugged directly into a
USB port, or attached via the cable. A
holster is supplied to hold the modem
on the screen of your laptop if required.
You only need to use both plugs on the
double-ended cable if a single USB port
does not supply enough power (if it is a
USB-powered hub for example).

Plug the single end of the data cable
into the modem as shown.

Plug the double ended into
your computer’s USB port –
plugging into two USB ports will
increase power to the modem, but
a single port is normally suffi cient.

This should automatically start the
software – see next page.

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