ZTE K3565-Z Vodafone Websessions (on OS X)
The K3565-Z is sold with Vodafone Websessions currently for 30 EUR (in Germany). There is no hardware-based Simlock, only the connector-software by Vodafone won’t work with other networks, but this software sucks anyway. The problem seems to be to find the drivers.
Following is tested on OS X 10.6.2.
- Download the connection manager (from this website). It is for some device called MF626, which seems to be the same. Do not install this package but instead only ./Contents/Packages/drv.pkg (can be reached by e.g. right-click - show package contents).
- Now plug in the UMTS-stick and wait for the ZeroCD-crap to be mounted. Eject the device in the Finder. Ignore any “found new devices”-messages for now.
- Open Terminal.app and run
sudo screen /dev/tty.ZTEUSBATPort
. Type:at+zcdrun=8
, press enter. You should receive “Close autorun state result(0:FAIL 1:SUCCESS):1”. The annoying flash-drive is now disabled. - Now open System Preferences and choose “ZTEUSBModem”. Go through Advanced - Modem and choose “Generic” as vendor and “GPRS (GSM/3G)” as device. Don’t forget to enter the APN if your provider requires you to do so.
- Use
*99#
as phone number.
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Comment #2
Hi, I had the same problem as yours, but worked it out! See this webpage: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA20625
by Gianmarco
2010, June 14 (Mon)@ 00:45
Comment #3
For all ZTE connection managers see this webpage: http://www.dc-files.com/files/zte/
by Gianmarco
2010, June 14 (Mon)@ 00:47
Hi, I have a Mac OSX 10.5.2, I followed your explanation but as I arrive at the point for writing on the terminal, it says to put the password, I type it and it says that the file doesn’t exist…Can you help me figure it out? I’m going mad to find a way to let my k3565-z works on my mac! Thanks in advance!