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Quick Start Guide
Vodafone Mobile Connect
USB Stick
Designed
for Vodafone
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Welcome
to the world of mobile communications
1 Welcome
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 lights
9 Signal strength
10 Hints and tips
13 Glossary
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Welcome
Your new 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 service wherever
there’s a mobile phone net work.
Pick up emails
Keep up to date with your emails, wherever you are. You can also access
your per sonal 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 Vista™,
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Windows® XP SP2 or Windows® 2000 SP4, or an Apple Mac running
Mac OS® X 10.3.9 or above
At least 100 MB free disk space and 256 MB R AM 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.
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Set up your
USB Stick
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• Remove the cap from the end of the USB Stick. Slide out the SIM
holder from its slot, and insert your SIM as shown.
SIM card
• Push the SIM holder back into the USB Stick until it clicks.
• If you are using a MicroSD memory card with your Stick (to allow your
Stick to behave as a fl ash memor y drive), insert the card as shown.
• Plug the USB Stick fi rmly into your computer’s USB port.
MicroSD card
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Start the
software
On Microsoft Windows computers
The fi rst time you plug your USB Stick into a PC the software setup
should star t 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
Explore and double-click the fi le called setup_vmc_lite.exe on the USB
Stick. Follow the on-screen instruc tions.
Setting up your USB Stick may take a few minutes, but once the setup
is fi nished, the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite sof tware should star t
automatically. If for some reason the program does not start, selec t
Vodafone Mobile Connect 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, doubleclick the fi le called Vodafone MC Insta ller, and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Once your Mac has restar ted, 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.
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Software
overview
The first time you run
the software, your USB
Stick will usually be set
as the default device. If
it is not, click ‘Manage
Devices’ and select
your USB Stick there.
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Connect /Disconnect
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Connect via the mobile phone network
Views
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View data usage, and additional software settings
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Start SMS program
Send, receive and manage SMS messages and contact s
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Status
Check the status of your connec tion
Help
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Help Topics , plus internet and hotline support.
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Connect
The radio waves on the
Mobile Connections
icon are animated
whenever data is being
transferred over the
connection.
No radio waves are
shown when nothing is
being transferred.
The radio waves are
shown static when no
connection is open.
If a mobile network has been found, the Connect button in the Mobile
Connections panel will be enabled. Clicking Connec t connects to the
internet across the mobile phone network . Now you can browse the web
or use email.
When connected, the Connect button text changes to Disconnect and a
green ‘Connected’ indicator appears below the button.
Clicking the Disconnect button will close the connection – and the text
on the button will rever t to Connect.
To open a mobile connection, you need to be within coverage of a
mobile network. A s a rule, anyw here you can make a call on your mobile
phone, you should be able to connec t.
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SMS Text
Messaging
The number displayed to
the person who receives
your message will be
from your data SIM, not
your mobile phone. Use a
short ‘signature’ to make
sure people know you
sent them a message:
Settings/Messages/
Signature.
Click Vodafone S MS on the navigation bar in the main window
of the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite software to open the SMS
program.
To send an SMS
Click New at the left-hand end of the SMS toolbar to create a new
SMS text message.
Address
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Enter the recipients here, or choose them from Contacts
Message
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Write your message here
Send
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Click on the Send button to send your message.
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After your SMS has been sent, it will be stored in the
Sent list.
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Receiving SMS
When you receive a new message, an SMS Notifi cation is shown briefl y so
you can respond to it direc tly.
The Vodafone SMS
software will receive text
messages whenever you
have mobile network
coverage.
The received message can also be read from the
Vodafone SMS windo w.
Inbox in the main
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SMS Contacts
Enter the name and
number of your contact
using the international
format for the number,
eg. +447774477000.
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Click Contacts on the SMS navigation bar to open the Contac ts list, in
which you can save SMS numbers that you use frequently as contacts
with names.
New SMS Contact
Clicking the New button on the SMS toolbar opens a new contact
window.
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USB Stick LED
lights
The LED light on your USB Stick shows w hich kind of mobile
network has been found, and whether the USB Stick is
connec ted to that network.
Red blinking
Searching for the network
Green blinking
A GPRS network has been found – you could connect
Green solid
Connected via GPRS
Blue blinking
A 3G network has been found – you could connect
Blue solid
Connected via 3G
Light blue solid
Connected via 3G Broadband.
Signal strength
The strength of the mobile net work signal is shown by the
symbol to the lef t of the Connect button, and by the icon in the
Windows Notifi cation area.
The more bars that are fi lled in, the better the mobile network
signal quality. At least one bar must be fi lled in order to
connect.
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Hints and tips
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If you don’t see your USB Stick in the lis t of devices
– Remove the USB Stick
– Re-start your computer
– Re-insert the USB Stick.
If no net work can be found
– Change your physical location: in a building, move closer to a window,
move higher up, or go outside
– (Windows) Select ‘View/View Available Mobile Connections’ and see if
you can connect to a particular network in the lis t shown
– Contact Support, and check that data ser vices and roaming are
enabled on your account.
If no connection can be opened
– Wait a few minutes and try to connect again. This is most often
a temporary problem, especially if an ‘Er ror 631’ or ‘Error 619’ is
referenced. If it persists please call Vodafone Support on the number
on the next page
– Select ‘File/Exit’ to exit the Vodafone Mobile Connec t Lite software
completely, and then re-star t it again
– Re-start your computer
– (Windows) Click ‘Manage Devices’, selec t your device, click edit and
then select a different net work preference on the Network Preference
tab page, eg. ‘3G Only’
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For further help, please
visit www.support.
vodafone.com, or call
Vodafone Support on
XXX or XXXXXXX.
– (Mac) Start the Vodafone Mobile Connec t software, and select one of
the other options in the lower par t of the main window, eg. ‘3G Only’
– If you are using a VPN (Virtual Private Network), contact your company
IT administrator.
If you have problems when roaming
– (Windows) Select ‘View/Available Mobile Connections’ and tr y opening
one of the connec tions shown
– Contact Support, and check roaming is enabled for your account
– Check the name of the current net work in the Mobile Connections
panel. If it is not Vodafone or a Partner, select a different net work from
‘View/Available Mobile Connections’.
If the connection keeps switching between GPRS and 3G
– (Windows) Click ‘Manage Devices’, selec t your device, click edit and
then select a different net work preference on the Network Preference
tab page, eg. ‘3G Only’
– (Mac) Start Vodafone Mobile Connect , and select one of the other
options in the lower part of the main window
– Switch back to your normal preference when you move locations.
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If you are using a Windows machine and VMCLite does not install and/or
the install progress bar keeps looping, this can indicate a failure with
Windows detecting the device component s
– Go to Device Manager (normally located under Control Panel and
System headings. Refer to Windows Help and Support for fur ther
information on how to access Device Manager)
– Expand the ‘Universal Serial Bus Controllers’ heading
– Right click the ‘USB Mass Storage Device’ and select ‘Uninstall’
– Once done if the devices do not automatically reload go to ‘Action’ and
‘Scan for Hardware changes’
– If this still does not resolve please contact Vodafone Support.
Check software update preferences
– Set your operating system and other programs to notify you of
soft ware updates instead of downloading them automatically –
other wise they may slow down your mobile connection, or exceed
your data usage limit .
Usage indication
– The usage window only displays an indication of your data usage.
Please refer to your invoice for the actual amount of data transferred .
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Glossary
Built-in
data card
Data card/
USB stick
Mobile data card built into notebook computer.
Enables data connections over the mobile phone
network.
A device for a computer that is used to open a
data connection over the mobile phone network .
EDGE An enhancement to GPRS networks offering
higher speeds, although not as fast as those
provided by 3G, or 3G Broadband.
EV-DO A high-speed mobile data standard used mostly
in the USA . Frequent travellers to the USA should
contact their mobile network operator about
using special Vodafone Mobile Connect data
devices and software in the USA.
GPRS Standard for transferring data over mobile phone
(GSM) networks. It generally provides wide
coverage and moderate data speeds. (General
Packet Radio System).
GSM A standard for mobile telecommunications
(Global System for Mobile communications),
suppor ted by over 680 operators in 210 countries
and territories.
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3G Often referred to as the 3rd Generation of
GSM technologies, UMTS (Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System) provides higher
data speeds.
3G broadband An evolution of 3G to provide faster data speeds.
Like many fi xed-line ‘broadband’ services,
3G broadband provides a faster download speed
than upload speed.
Roaming Connecting via networks other than your own
operator’s net work. This typically occurs when
you are abroad, but is also possible in your own
country.
SIM The ‘Subscriber Identity Module’ is the small,
postage-stamp-sized chip that you will have
received together with your mobile subscriber
contract. The SIM has gold contacts on one side.
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