On 15/07/2016 18:04, soup wrote:
On 15/07/2016 17:02, soup wrote:
Son has a Macbook (running El Capitan)

Just tried the Dongle on a Windows machine(No2 son's laptop) and it
works. so seems to be a conflict between El Capitan and the Huawei
dongle, rather than a problem with this area getting 3G or the actual
dongle being a POS.

I would avoid USB dongles for this purpose, if possible.

They usually have some software stored on flash memory. Plug it in,
computer sees drive, can install software. Not so easy if the software
isn't right for your computer - e.g. which OS, which release and even
what patch state.

You might find updated and appropriate software on the dongle maker's or
supplier's website and be able to install that instead of what was
supplied. Or even just installing it because the computer has not
automatically done so itself.

I'd much prefer to use a mifi or phone with personal hotspot capability.

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Rod