Prepaid Broadband for MBP

Found no answer to this in the original 2-year-old thread, so here I am to rehash it.
Will be traveling next month to an un-wired household here in the US. I've seen ReadyBroadband & VirginBroadband2Go prepaid (no contract) USB devices, but they seem to work only on PCs. Any Mac-friendly alternatives?
I have a 3G Blackberry Curve through AT&T but don't know if tethering is an option or would be better. I'm a geek in terms of web usage, but I'm not a hardware geek so please advise as if speaking to a newbie. Thanks.

Thank you, Jason. Fortunately, I have access to plenty of PCs at work, so (it appears) I could initialize the USB that way. Then it sounds as if the next time I plug into my MBP, it may be recognized. I hate to pay so much for the USB device only to find out I'm one of the unlucky ones. Still, this is a helpful direction as I missed this thread entirely in my search. Thanks.

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It is wifi. Does my wifi have to have credit on it for the atv to work. It still works you just can't connect to the Internet with it unless I buy credit. I just need to make sure. I want to use my iPad and view on my he tv.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
It may well work but will likely be far too slow and far to expensive.

I am using a GLOBE prepaid microsim for my new ipad with retina. i was registered with supersurf 999, and i was able to enjoy my internet connection until i updated my ios with 6.1... every time i go online,it says i am not registered with mobile intrnet?

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PS - I just sent this to a few of my friends in the big hardware review sites, as well as a few apple execs:
Whats up guys? Its your old buddy dom "battleship mtron author , 9 ssd drives in raid 0" years ago. lol
I wanted to fill you in on a HUGE problem with the new ios 6 update.
My iphone 4 updated without a hitch.
My ipad 3 on the other hand has a HUGE PROBLEM. It is essentially a brick without wifi (since the device relies on wifi for just about every task).
There are currently hundreds of a users within the last 2 hours reporting the same error on the apple discussions site.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19626235#19626235
What happens is simple:
1. Download and install the update on Ipad 3.
2. Try and connect to your normal wifi connection.
3. It will connect for a few seconds and than fail stating "no internet connection available"
4. It is no a brick without wifi accessibility. (unless we revert to ios 5)
I have tried resetting my router. Resetting settings on the ipad. Renewing the ip address both LOCALLY and through the WAN at the cable modem and rebooting all of my networking equipment (ie: router), I even tried doing a complete wipe and re-install of ios 6 fresh. You guys know I am a tech geek from my background and I have tried everything so I just wanted to fill you in on this potential problem for apple.
Regards,
Dominick
Owner, nextlevelhardware.com (retired)

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In our school district we are using 13" MacBook Pro's (OS X 10.7 Lion) and external epson projectors, projecting to a Promethean Smart Board. The default resolution for a MBP is 1280X800, that is a no brainer. Now everything I've been reading says that projectors like to be on 1024X768. When we do that the projector resolution dictates that resolution to the MBP screen and the MBP screen is of course distorted. They don't play nice when trying to set independent settings. We've found that 1280X800 for MBP and 1280X960 for the projector works best. When set at these settings and you plug and unplug the VGA adapter the settings on the MBP hold to 1280X800. But we have to keep calibrating the Promethean Smart Board though inbetween plugging and unplugging the VGA adapter's. Any ideas?

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NVPRAM reset:
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As for the smart board, you would have to contact the manufacturer for details.
I know I have not offered much here, but it's worth a try, can't hurt anything.
Also, if you plan to contact the Community in the future, please ammend your profile with the model and OS you are using, as it could help you get more info.
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Thanx!

A good starting point to try http://www.insidemacgames.com/
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had my broadband for a year running smoothly with the black hub. about 3 weeks ago i lost my connection broadband light went off then to orange then red then back to orange.phoned up and they told me to do the usual stuff. which never works! .engineers were sent out there modem ran fine yet put mine back in and still nothing.line was fine.so was sent a new hub....excitedly put it on and voila still nothing.this is been goin on for 3 weeks now and iam clucking ! can anyone help or have had the same problems as customer services are not very good! are just doing the same thing over and over again to no avail.! please someone help

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I wanted to know some video players which are currently available for MBP. I cannot play any .avi and .wmp files on Quicktime.
Can anyone please tell me which players are recommended for the MBP?
Thanks.
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I'm on a prepaid plan for the 4s, i want the hotspot option which isn't offered on the prepaid plan. heard the connection is too slow on the 4s only worth it on the 5 or 5s. would you agree? not sure how much the hotspot would increase my monthly bill...

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Very slow broadband for 2 months

Hi,
Having problems with very slow broadband for the past 2 months. I'm supposed to be getting 7.5 Mb download speeds but its nowhere near at the moment. More like 0.3 Mb download 0.6 Mb upload. Just installed brand new homehub a few days ago...but no change.
Do i need to post any more info? Thanks a lot...any help will be much appreciated!
Ste
ADSL line status<script type="text/javascript"></script>Connection information<script type="text/javascript"></script>
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 15:07:24
Downstream
575 Kbps
Upstream
828 Kbps
ADSL settings<script type="text/javascript"></script>
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.5
Latency type
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up)
33.3 dB / 8.6 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
29.0 dB / 14.8 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
20.8 dBm / 12.4 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
7
Loss of Signal (Local)
2
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
748 / 247
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
294 / 2147480000
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
nil / 1002
Error Seconds (Local)
2
<script type="text/javascript"></script>
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With your line attenuation you should be getting a sync speed of 16000 kbps and a profile of about 14 Meg, however it looks like you line has been capped at 1/2 a Meg, that is why your noise margin is so high ( should be around 6dB ) now this could be due to a line fault ( loss of framing/signal ) or a problem with your internal wiring.
However since you have has this problem for so long your best bet is to ring BT India on 0800 111 4567 and try and get a SFI fault raised so an Openreach broadband engineer can come and see if they can sort the problem out.
Below is a copy of my stats, as an example.
ADSL line status
Connection Information
Line state
Connected <script type="text/javascript"></script>
Connection time
5 days, 04:11:55
Downstream
8,173 Kbps
Upstream
1,057 Kbps
ADSL Settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
G.992.5 Annex A
Latency type
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up)
6.0 dB / 5.7 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
44.6 dB / 22.4 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
12.4 dBm / 1.6 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote)
0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote)
0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote)
0 / 0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
42072 / 0
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
8262 / 0
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
278529 / 0
Error Seconds (Local/Remote)
735 / 0
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Is there any prepaid plans for the iPhone 5s?

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larryfrombayside wrote:
I am interested in getting an anti-virus program for MBP.
Why? There are no viruses affecting Macs. Just use common sense. Don't open email attachments you don't know where they came from. Same with software. Don't download or install software you don't know where it came from and you will be fine.
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I would like to know if there's any limitations other than that requires someone to keep this device at any specific street address. I saw also something about needing access to 911; which, I have access to no matter where I am.
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Successfully set up TC (the latest one) for MBP. I can access to TC wirelessly. Tried to access from my PC too but PC does not even detect TC (as storage), while PC is connected in the same network and can access to the internet. Anything missed?

Successfully set up TC (the latest one) for MBP. I can access to TC wirelessly. Tried to access from my PC too but PC does not even detect TC (as storage), while PC is connected in the same network and can access to the internet. Anything missed?

Load the airport utility for windows.. it has several parts.. the key one is bonjour for windows which helps windows find apple network devices.
The TC should also be setup with names that windows can use.. ie short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
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