Verizon Wireless LTE modem now supports Apple computers

By on Feb 1, 2011 at 11:38 PM
Software February 1, 2011

Verizon Wireless on Tuesday updated its “VZAccess Manager” software to add Mac support for the Pantech UML290 LTE modem. The new update — VZAccess Manager version 7.2.4 (2534b) — adds support for Apple computers running OS X 10.4 and later. Pantech’s UML290 is a USB dongle that allows laptops to connect to Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Until now, the broadband modem could only be connected to Windows-based computers. The new software is available immediately from Verizon’s website as a free download. The carrier’s other 4G LTE modem, the LG VL600, does not yet support Mac computers.

[Via Phone Scoop]

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  • http://twitter.com/mfg68 MFG

    T-T-T-Tour!

    Remember that?

    Anyone?

  • http://zealus.com/ Zealus

    But does it work on 3G when 4G isn’t available?

    • http://www.SmartphoneNation.com Justin Cauchon

      Yes, it will.

  • ImNotRacist

    That device is ugly as fuck but I guess it’ll do the job.

    Once Verizon phones can really start to do real simultaneous voice/data on both 3G and 4G these dongles will get more irrelevant as users will opt for Mobile HotSpot services through their phone or Mi-Fi like device

  • http://twitter.com/hawaiiinsomniac hawaiiinsomniac

    Awesome! Now we can definitely hit those DATA CAPS and get charged out the wazoo…

    do people still say wazoo? o_O

    • PEOPLE

      WAZOOOOOOO!!!!

  • VZGUEST

    this thing reminds me of the old pantech phones from early year 2000.

  • http://twitter.com/MobileRuss Russ

    Anybody notice that the Mac version of VZAM for this LTE USB modem only supports the 32-bit OS X and not its 64-bit brother? If like Verizon devices (e.g. MiFi 2200) if you have any problems with VZAM with the 64-bit OS X and you contact Verizon to chat about it, once you identify yourself as a Mac user you’ll be summarily transfered to a special Mac-only support group. There it will be kindly explained to you that VZW’s devices do not support OS X 64-bit and so you’ve got yourself an unsupported configuration and you’ll need to call back when you’re using the device on a supported platform like Windows or a 32-bit version of Mac OS X.

    Frankly, as a user this strikes me as unacceptable … but according to Verizon’s Mac Support Team the proper response is to go pound salt … or get over it

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