Vodafone VOXI20 User Manual

Quick Start Guide Vodafone Mobile Broadband USB Modem Stick Lite

Welcome

to the world of mobile communications

1Welcome

2 Set up your USB Stick

3 Start the software

4 Software overview

5 Connect

6 SMS text messaging

8 SMS contacts

9 USB Stick LED light

9 Signal strength

10 Hints and tips

12 Glossary

Welcome

You r ne w Vodafone Mobile Broadband USB Modem Stick

lets you connect your computer to the internet over the

Lite

Vodafone high-speed mobile phone network.

Browse the web

You can now access the web and any other internet service 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

XP SP2, or an Apple Mac running Mac OS® X

Windows Vista™,

10.3.9 or above

At least 50 MB free disk space and 256 MB RAM memory

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A USB socket

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Administrator rights on your computer.

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

Set up your USB Stick

• Remove the cap from the end of the USB Stick. Pull out the

SIM holder from its slot, and insert your SIM as shown.

Your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is the small, postage-stamp-sized chip that you received together wi th your mobile subscriber contract.

• Re-insert the SIM holder into the USB Stick.

• If you are using a MicroSD memory card with your Stick

(to allow your Stick to behave as a ﬂ ash memory drive), insert the card as shown.

• Plug the USB Stick ﬁ rmly into your computer’s USB port.

If there is any doubt the Stick is not inserted fully, please use the extension cable provided.

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, right click on the VMC Lite 9.3.x.x drive in ‘My Computer’ (Star t Menu, Computer for Vista machines), select E xplore and double-click the ﬁ le called the USB Stick.

Setting up your USB Stick may take a few minutes, but once the setup is ﬁ nished, the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite software should star t automatically. If for some reason the program does not start after installation then select

Vodafone Mobile Connect from the Windows Star t 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 set up a mobile connection.

setup.exe on

Vodafone MC

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