3G and GPRS internet on MacBook Pro
I am currently using a G4 PowerBook together with a Vodafone 3G/GPRS data card for internet access. I am considering buying a new MacBook Pro but note that there is no PC slot so I would not be able to use my cellular internet access. Is there any solution for this? I would have thought that cellular internet access was a growing market and Apple seem to have excluded MacBook Pro users. Maybe they know something I don't--perhaps there will be an alternative way of connecting a datacard, perhaps via USB.
Most providers charge excessively for GPRS roaming. It can be up to 12 euros per Mb. It is worth asking your mobile phone company if they have a special subscription for overseas data roaming (usually for a small additional monthly subscription). Checking email on a phone and small amounts of web browsing involves very little download. Set your preferences so that attachments are not downloaded automatically. On my phone I have a 10Mb monthly data package for inland use and I haven't exceed it so far. Bear in mind, too, that there is usually a price difference between partner networks and non-partner networks. This is no problem when you are at home because your phone doesn't roam. Abroad, it goes for the strongest signal. So you need to find out the partner network and select it manually (for instance, if you are on Vodafone you find the foreign Vodafone network and lock on to it). The website usually gives you a list of partner networks.
However, if you are connecting to a PC or Mac for web access (especially with 3G which is six times faster than GPRS) you can face big bills. One of the biggest pitfalls is leave automatic software updating switched on. A typical update of, say, 30Mb could cost you over 300 euros abroad and the first you will know about it will be when you get your bill. Web access via GPRS/3G is scandalously expensive it is about time the mobile companies did something about it
MacMini512 and PowerBook 15 Mac OS X (10.4.6) Treo 650
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iOS is only for mobile devices, so:
Resetting or changing a password:
For Snow Leopard or earlier: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
For Lion or later: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6022
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