Vodafone USB User Manual

Quick Start Guide
Vodafone Mobile Connect
USB Stick

Welcome

to the world of mobile communications

1Welcome

2 Set up your USB Stick

3 Start the software

4 Software overview

(Microsoft Windows)

5 Connect (Microsoft Windows)

6 Connect (Mac OS X)

7 SMS text messaging

(Microsoft Windows)

9 SMS contacts

(Microsoft Windows)

10 USB Stick LED light

10 Signal strength

11 Hints and tips

13 Glossary

Welcome

You r ne w Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Stick lets you
connect your computer to the internet over the Vodafone
high-speed mobile phone network.

Browse the web

You can now access the web and any other internet ser vice
wherever there’s a mobile phone network .

Pick up emails

Keep up to date with your emails, wherever you are. You can
also access your personal email accounts – even web-based
accounts like Hotmail.

Send and receive SMS text messages*

You can send and receive SMS text messages straight from
your computer. Vodafone SMS provides an easy way to view
messages, write new ones, and manage contact details.

System Requirements

To use this USB Stick and the Vodafone Mobile Connect
software, you need:

A computer running Microsoft

–

Windows
Service Pack 4 or above, or an Apple Mac
running Mac OS

At least 50 MB free disk space and 256 MB RAM

–

A USB socket

–

®

XP Ser vice Pack 2 or above, Windows® 2000

®

X 10.3.9 or above

®

Windows Vista™,

– Administrator rights on your computer.

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

1

Set up your USB
Stick

Your SIM (Subscriber Identity
Module) is the small,
postage-stamp– sized chip
that you received together
wit h your mob ile subscrib er
contract.

• To insert your SIM, press and slide to remove the back

cover as shown.

• Insert the SIM. If you are using a MicroSD memory card

with your Stick (to allow your Stick to behave as a fl ash
memor y drive), inser t the card as shown, carefully noting
the orientation in order to prevent damage. Replace the
cover.

MicroSD

card

SIM
card

• Press and slide the side catch to extend the USB plug

and then insert the USB Stick fi rmly into your computer’s
USB port.

• After use, press and slide the side catch to retract the plug

ready for storage.

2

Start the
software

On Microsoft Windows computers

The software setup should start automatically, and proceed
to set up your USB Stick. If for some reason the setup does
not start, open My Computer and double-click the fi le called

setup_vmc_lite.exe on the USB Stick. Follow the on-screen

instructions.
Setting up your USB Stick may take a few minutes, but once

the setup is fi nished, the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite
software should start automatically. If for some reason the
program does not start, select
the Desktop or from the Windows Start menu.

On Mac OS X computers

The fi rst time you plug in your USB Stick , it will show up on
your desktop like a standard USB memory stick. From the
USB Stick window, double-click the fi le called

, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Installer

Once your Mac has restarted, the USB Stick will no longer
appear, but you will see the Vodafone Mobile Connect
software in your Applications folder. Double-click the
program to activate a mobile connection.

Vodafone Mobile Connect on

Vodafone MC

3

Software
overview
(Microsoft
Windows)

The f irst time yo u run the
software, your USB Stick will
usual ly be set as the def ault
dev ice. If it i s not, cl ick
‘Mana ge Devices’ a nd select
your USB Stick there.

Connect /Disconnect

1

Connect via the mobile phone network

Views

2

View data usage, and additional soft ware settings

Start SMS program

3

Send, receive and manage SMS messages and contacts

Status

4

Check the status of your connection

Help

5

Help Topics, plus internet and hotline suppor t.

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