Support for 3/4G USB Modem

Have the new Airport Series added support for 3/4G USB Modem? Is it going to happen in the near feature if it hasn't happened as of yet?

Have the new Airport Series added support for 3/4G USB Modem?
No, the AirPorts require an Ethernet Internet connection.
Is it going to happen in the near feature
No one on a user-to-user forum would have any information about what a notoriously secretive company might do, or when they might do it.
My guess, which is worth about as much as you paid to view this web page, is that Apple has little to no interest in doing this.

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A

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I have a K8N Diamond.
How can I check whether my mobo can support booting from USB hdd?
I know it can boot from the USB-CDROM.
If not, do I need a bios update?

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But please don't go flashing your BIOS just for the sake of doing so.
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MacBook Pro unable to recognise installed driver for Huawei E1762 USB Modem

Model Name: MacBook Pro / Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2 / Processor Name: Intel Core i7 running Max OS X 10.6.6
I have installed the driver for the Huawei E1762 USB Mobile Broadband Modem into my 15 inch Mac successfully. However, the Network in System Preferences don't seem to recognise the presence of the modem.
When I click on the connection icon, a connection window opens, followed by a pop up message saying "the device is disconnected or unavailable" then it went away. Though the modem has flashing Blue light indicating the presence of a 3G signal, there are no display of the 3G signal on the connection window; hence unable to connect to the network. Hence confirming that the Mac doesn't seem to recognise the installed driver.
The Huawei Modem was obtained from PennyTel.com.au connecting to the Vodafone 3G Network. It was working fine while it was on the Optus Network. But it has since been moved to the Vodafone network as the latest offering from PennyTel. Since the Vodafone has different configuration settings, I deleted all the old settings and then tried to do the above without any success.
I have just reinstalled the Mac OS X from the CD hoping to repiar the OS but no success
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This could be an old issue. You could try this link to attempt a driver installation to fix it.
This is for future Mac OS X users with old device like this.
http://pasamio.com/2011/07/22/getting-your-huawei-modem-working-with-mac-os-x-li on/

Does Mountain Lion bring back Apple USB modem support?

I was one of those individuals shocked to realize that Apple failed to update the driver for the Apple USB modem from 32 bit to 64 bit in Lion thus killing everyone's abilty to fax from their Mac.
When I spoke to Apple Support last week, the individual hinted that Apple was going to do right and ship a 64 bit driver so people could start using their modems again for faxing.
Can anyone with the Gold Release confirm that the functionality is back or not?

Thanks for the reply. Still curious if Apple did right by their customers as the support rep implied that they would. I can't confirm either because I discovered tonight that I can't upgrade to Mountain Lion yet until Mariner Software decides to make one of their products compatible with 10.8. Starting to think I need to find an alternative to their product.

Apple USB Modem driver for Windows 7?

I installed Windows 7 on the boot camp partition. After running Boot Camp software update 3.2, all the windows drivers loaded except for the Apple USB modem. Does boot camp v3.2 support the Apple USB modem in windows 7?

You can find the drivers in the following location.
Disc: Mac OS X Install DVD (The one used for installing Bootcamp)
Folder: \Boot Camp\Drivers
Exe: MotorolaSetup.exe
Modem: Motorola SM56 USB Data Fax Modem
Also, you may need to change the compatibility to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)" so it will install properly.
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HUAWEI USB modem with AEBS Networking

Hi All,
I have just got myself a HUAWEI USB modem from 3 Network here in Australia and was hoping to hook it up with my home network (iMac G4, Airport Extreme & AppleTV) as I can’t get ADSL in my area.
I have the iMac G4 connected to the AEBS via ethernet but I’m not sure how to hook up the modem. From what I have read the USB plug on the AEBS hasn’t the drivers for the HUAWE USB modem so the modem is connected to the iMac but this wont share internet connection to the AppleTV.
Has anyone run into this problem and has got a solution?
I plan to buy a new iMac and Time Capsule this year but feel I may still run into the same problems.
Thanks in advance.

I can see this working as follows;
1. Plug the HUAWEI USB modem into your iMac G4
2. Configure internet sharing on the iMac to share the USB Modem connection via the Ethernet port of your iMac (see the following support article for details http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8156.html)
3. Run a cable from your iMac to the WAN port of your Airport Extreme
4. Test the internet connection on the AppleTV, if everything is configured properly you should be able to access the internet.
The only caveat here is that you need to have the internet connection up and running for any device on your network to access the internet. If for whatever reason an internet connection is not available (and with a 3G USB modem is does happen as I've found out here in the UK with T-Mobile's USB modem) any application will eventually timeout and give you an "Internet not connected" error.
My experience of 3G Broadband, while on the whole has been very positive, has seen a good 3G internet connection disappear or dramatically slow down on occasions where the only remedy has been to disconnect and re-connect the connection.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Jason

Drivers for the Apple External Modem in 10.5

Hi all! I recently upgraded my system with Leopard. All seems to be great save for the fact I can't use the external Apple USB modem attached to my Macbook Pro. While I don't fax that much I do sometimes have to use it to receive faxes and such from others. Is there a driver update for this for Leopard? Thanks to all in advance for the help!
Lance

The drivers for the Apple USB Modem are already installed along with Leopard..... I'm not sure why its not working.
Try opening up System Preferences - Network, and see if it shows up/if its enabled.
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Apple USB modem issues

I use an Apple USB modem on my G5 Quad to send/receive faxes.
From Apples Apple USB Modem FAQ: "It is not recommended to attach the Apple USB modem to the USB port of an ADC display or to an external USB hub. This modem works most reliably when connected directly to your computer."
Yes it does and it did for me for about 2 years with Tiger.
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I just read on this thread about not using the USB modem attached to the Apple 17" display, which I have been doing; I will try it on the back of the CPU next.
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(Internal) Modem Model: Spring
Interface Type: Serial
Modulation: V.90
SKU Name: UCJ
Hardware Version: 3.0F
Driver: com.apple.driver.AppleSCCSerial (v1.3.2)
External Modems:
Interface Type: USB
Modulation: V.92
Firmware Version: 2.2
Country Code: B5
Driver Name: MotorolaSM56KUSB.kext (v1.5.9)
SW Version: 1.5.9
Number of Modems: 1
USB Bus Location: 1822
Fri Dec 14 22:13:13 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x000AE584): "Uncorrectable machine check: pc = 000000003B203D60, msr = 000000000014B030, dsisr = 40000000, dar = 000000003ACF2108\n" " AsyncSrc = 0000000000000000, CoreFIR = 0000000000000000\n" " L2FIR = 0000000000000000, BusFir = 0000000000000fff\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228.0.2/osfmk/ppc/trap.c:975
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 1:
Backtrace:
0x0009AD18 0x0009B6BC 0x00029DC4 0x000AE584 0x000AE804 0x000B22F8
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2ebbec80)
PC=0x3B203D60; MSR=0x0014B030; DAR=0x3ACF2108; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x3B204B44; R1=0x2EB776A0; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check)
Backtrace:
0x00000001 0x2FE42EAC 0x3B204DD0 0x3B205834 0x3B207020 0x3B1FC048
0x3B05C6C0 0x3B049D24 0x3B0D2D64 0x3B221C48 0x3B221B2C 0x3B01CAB0 0x00358D94 0x0003F8D8
0x000AFE54
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com.apple.driver.MotorolaSM56KUSB(1.5.9)@0x3afa3000->0x3b290fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily(9.1)@0x2fc55000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleSM56KUSBModemFamily(1.0.8)@0x29fc5000
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(3.0.3)@0x2fe2c000->0x2fe60fff
Exception state (sv=0x29dedc80)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
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9B18
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.1.0: Wed Oct 31 17:48:21 PDT 2007; root:xnu-1228.0.2~1/RELEASE_PPC

Imac crashes when connecting usb modem

I have recently upgraded the ram in my old imac G3, I downloaded the mac help pages and followed them to the letter. But when I started back up again my adsl modem showed signs of error, flashing lights etc..., basically, not happy. then after a few moment the black screen warning me to shut down and restart appeared.
When I did this all my connect settings for my external usb modem had vanished and everytime I managed to get my computer to firstly recognise the fact that the modem is actually there, it crashes and displays the black screen appears.
please help!.
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Modem 3G support for GSM free internet - HELP

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I just received SIM card for free GSM internet access. This card has TS11 (Tele Service: Telephony) blocked and only BS 70 (Bearer Service number 70) enabled for data transmission.
Because TS11 blocked Nokia Booklet modem is not registering to the gsm network, no signal strength is displayed. How to make internal modem working?

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Blessings to those who are able to reply with possible answers.
I am curious if anyone out there that does reply to these Apple Support Communities actual work for Apple, OR, is it left up to Apple customers to reply and come up with solutions.
Here is my current problem: I have spent days working on getting my two USB ports to work also. I basically use the USB ports for a wireless mouse and various flashdrives/memory sticks. I have a MacBook Pro 2011 Snow Leopard 10.6.8 I have tried software update, SMC and PRAM resets, battery reset, hardware test, creating a new user account....and browsing and reading numerous discussion boards.....awgh! I have stopped short of using my install DVD (fear of loosing data), upgrading to Lion or Mountain Lion (some fear of loosing an application that might not be compatible), contacting an Apple Store (AppleCare or whatever--live 2 hours away + fear of expense), and of course, trashing the laptop. Does anyone out there have any possible solutions? I see I am not alone. --A frustrated first-time Apple products owner.

You really shouldn't have to buy a 3rd-party modem.
One of the other links on Apple's Discussion Boards lists how to issue "Terminal" and "Finder" commands to have the Apple USB Modem work in 32-bit kernel-mode (which, as Larry from VA notes involves holding-down the "3" and "2" keys when booting).
But to set this up you need to be in 64-bit kernel-mode, apparently.
You should also use the EXACT version of the driver specified in the link (not a newer one, as I did (it didn't work)).
Note also that the link specifies the modificaiton dates of the drivers in European format (dd/mm/yy).
If you have a Time Machine backup that goes back far, you may not need to use the "Pacifist" app to extract the old files.
Under Lion, use "Applications":"Utilities":"System Information":"Software" to verify if you are booted into 64-bit mode -- "64-bit Kernels and Extensions" should say "yes"; otherwise you are booted into 32-bit mode -- "64-bit Kernels and Extensions" should say "no".

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I would suggest you take this question up in the MacBook Pro forum or perhaps the Snow Leopard forum. This forum is for question about older, Pre-G3 Apple hardware and so not the forum where you'll be most likely to get a quick and applicable response.
Regards.

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I am a bit surprised that the packaging says for "PowerPC G4 or later". Being a bit pedantic, this is ambiguous, but since there only seems to be one type and lots of mentions on this forum, I guess it is compatible with Intel macs.
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