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Quick Start Guide
Vodafone Mobile Broadband
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 Broadband 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 network.
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 account s like Hotmail.
Send and receive SM S 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 sof tware, you
need:
A computer running Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows Vista™ (SP1
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recommended), Windows® XP SP2 (SP3 recommended) or an
Apple Mac running Mac OS® X 10.4.11 or above (10.5.8 or above
recommended)
At least 100 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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Set up your
USB Stick
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Slide the back cover off the USB Stick.
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• Inser t your SIM as shown. If you are using a MicroSD memory card
with your Stick (to allow your Stick to behave as a fl ash memory drive),
inser t the card as shown.
• Replace the back cover and plug the USB Stick fi rmly into your
computer’s USB port.
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Start the
software
On Microsoft Windows computers
The fi rst time you plug your USB Stick into a PC the soft ware 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.x.x.x
drive in ‘My Computer’ (Start 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 instructions.
Setting up your USB Stick may take a few minutes , but once the setup
is fi nished , the Vodafone Mobile Connec t Lite software should start
automatically. If for some reason the program does not star t, select
Vodafone Mob ile Conn ect 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
as a Vodafone Mobile Broadband disk . From the disk window, doubleclick the Vodafone Mobile Broadband installer, and follow the on-screen
instr uctions. You may need to re-star t your Mac to complete the
installation.
Once the soft ware has been installed, you can click the Vodafone Mobile
Broadband application icon in your Dock. The software will start and
identify your device, create the correct mobile connection settings and
select a mobile network. Once the software is ready to connect, the
Connect button will be enabled.
For further details, select from the Help menu in the Vodafone Mobile
Broadband application.
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Software
overview
Connect /Disconnect
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Connect via the mobile phone net work
Views
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View data usage, and additional software settings
Start SMS program
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Send, receive and manage SMS messages and contacts
Status
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Check the status of your connection
Help
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Help Topics , plus internet and hotline support .
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
If a mobile network has been found, the Connect button in the Mobile
Connections panel will be enabled. Clicking Connect connects to the
internet across the mobile phone network. Now you can browse the web
or use email.
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.
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 revert to Connect.
To open a mobile connection, you need to be within coverage of a
mobile network. As a rule, anywhere you can make a call on your mobile
phone, you should be able to connect.
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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 Connec t 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
2
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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The Vodafone SMS
software will receive text
messages whenever you
have mobile network
coverage.
Receiving SMS
When you receive a new message, an SMS Notifi cation is shown briefl y so
you can respond to it directly.
The received message can also be read from the Inbox in the main
Vodafone SMS window.
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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 Contact s 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 which kind of mobile
network has been found, and whether the USB Stick is
connec ted to that 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 network 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 net work
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 list 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 list shown
– (Mac) Select ‘Connections’, open ‘Mobile Connections’, double -click
the top-most settings, click ‘Select Networks’ and see if you can
connec t to one of the networks listed
– Contact Support, and check that data services and roaming are
enabled on your account.
If no connection can be opened
– Wait a few minutes and try to connec t again. This is most often
a temporary problem , especially if an ‘Error 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 Connect Lite software
completely, and then re-start it again
– Re-start your computer
– (Windows) Click ‘Manage Devices’, select 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) Click ‘Devices’, select your device, and then select a different
network preference in the drop-down menu, eg. ‘3G Only’
– If you are using a VPN (Virtual Private Net work), contact your company
IT administrator.
If you have problems when roaming
– (Windows) Select ‘View/Available Mobile Connections’ and try opening
one of the connections shown
– (Mac) Select ‘Connections’, open ‘Mobile Connections’, double -click
the top-most settings, click ‘Select Networks’ and see if you can
connec t to one of the networks listed
– Contact Support, and check roaming is enabled for your account
– Check the name of the current network in the Mobile Connections
panel . If it is not Vodafone or a Partner, (W indows) select a dif ferent
network from ‘View/Available Mobile Connections’; (Mac) select
‘Connections’, open ‘Mobile Connections’, double -click the top -most
settings, click ‘Select Networks’ and see if you can connect to one of
the net works listed.
If the connection keeps switching bet ween GPRS and 3G
– (Windows) Click ‘Manage Devices’, select your device, click edit and
then select a different net work preference on the Network Preference
tab page, eg. ‘3G Only’
– (Mac) Start the Vodafone Mobile Broadband software, click ‘Devices’,
select your device, and then select a different net work preference in
the drop-down menu, eg. ‘3G Only’
– Switch back to your normal preference when you move locations.
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(Windows) If the sof tware does not install, or the install progress bar
keeps looping
– From the Windows Start menu, select Settings>Control Panel>
System>Hardware>Device Manager
– Expand ‘Universal Serial Bus Controllers’
– Right-click ‘USB Mass Storage Dev ice’ and select ‘ Uninstall’
– If your devices are not reloaded, select ‘Scan for Hardware changes’
from the ‘Action’ menu.
Check software update preferences
– Set your operating system and other programs to notif y you of
soft ware updates instead of downloading them automatically –
other wise they may slow down your mobile connec tion, 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.
GPRS Stands for General Packet Radio Ser vice, which
is based on GSM, but allows higher transmission
speeds for data.
GSM Short for Global System for Mobile
Communication. This is a standardised, open,
digital mobile technology.
3G Another name for UMTS (Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System), 3G stands for
third-generation mobile phone service and
provides higher data speeds.
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3G broadband An enhancement of 3G, bringing even higher
speeds. 3G Broadband devices are already
offering speeds of up to 14.4 megabits per
second.
Roaming You can use your mobile device for connections
on any other mobile network that has a roaming
agreement with your own mobile operator,
whether in your country or abroad.
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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