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All about Huawei E220 - Driver for Mac and XP, ressurection from failed firmware update

Long time from before Lebaran, I purchased Huawei USB Modem E220 from Internet marketer. The price is IDR 986,000 (incl. shipping fee). It is an unlocked Vodafone UK Version, so we can insert any GSM SIM Card to surf Internet with speed UMTS and HSDPA.

Installation for Windows

Huawei E220 Installation for Windows XP is straightforward. Perform below steps to install driver and set correct APN.

1. When I inserted into USB port, Windows will detect it immediately.
2. Notice that there is a new drive appear in your computer, as if we have inserted USB Flash disk.
3. Windows will not recognized and install correct driver. So when Windows asks about finding driver, you should point search location to new drive comes from Huawei.
4. After installation completed  we will have 3 new devices: USB, 3G Modem, and 3G Port.
5. Install Vodafone Mobile Connect from that new drive. This is optional but I believe it makes your life easier.
6. Open Mobile Connect application, choose Settings - Network Connection Settings.. from menu
7. Create a new profile. My case is Indosat 3G

8. Information to be filled

   • Number : *99***1#
   • username: indosat3g
   • password: indosat3g
   • APN Static: indosat3g

9. Save this setting and try to connect.

10. Happy surfing

E220 Installation for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5

For Mac driver, I surf all the web to find correct driver. Download everything and now I am abit confused which one is working one. Originally I follow steps explained by Evan. Hope you can follow my installation step to install Huawei E220 driver for Mac OS X.