Get UK O2 USB mobile broadband dongle to work on Snow Leopard here:ther

Mobile Connect won't work on Snow Leopard, as you'll have discovered if you're looking here.
1. Insert the modem into a USB port.
2. Open the virtual CD image it makes
3. Control click (right click) the MobileConnect application
4. Select Show Package Contents
5. Open the Contents, then the Resources folders
6. Double click MobileConnect_DrvApp.pkg to run it. use this to install.
7. Double click MobileConnect_DrvApp.pkg to run it *AGAIN*
8. Open System Preferences and select the Network pane.
9. Click the + at the bottom left, unless HUAWEI mobile is already in the list. If not, slect it as the interface after pressing +.
10. Select HUAWEI mobile in the list. Set telephone number to *99# , account to o2bb and password to password
11. Click advanced (bottom right)
12. Set vendor to Other and model to HUAWEI mobile. Click OK.
Click connect and surf.
I am sure that the basic principles will work for any other provider using HUAWEI USB 3G modems.
I hope that helps. If I got something wrong, let me know!
JKB

Hi
To be honest this Huawei E160 device is not known to me but I goggled a little bi for devices details.
Is it this: [Huawei E160|http://www.three.co.uk/personal/mobiles_/discover.omp?CID=1215014587304&PAYG=true ]
Anyway in your case I would recommend contacting the Huawei support for some details and solution proposals:
Check [this|http://www.huawei.com/] page and choose Technical Support
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