I received the following information from McAfee regarding 3G modem support on the SG565 and the new SG560U model. This information should shortly make it into a knowledge base article on the McAfee website.
There are two parts to supporting 3G devices:
- the hardware USB dongle you plug in
- the carrier you activate it on
Hardware we know works with SG USB enabled devices, 4.0.2 firmware:
- Huawei E156, E169, E170, E220, E270
- Maxon BP3
- ATT USBConnect Mercury
- Novatel 760U EVDO
- Novatel U727
- Pantech EVDO (Erik E had one of these.)
Devices that we *think* should work.
- Most Sierra Wireless devices should work out of the box.
Most carriers will just work. So the list below is by no means exclusive – these are just ones that we know definitely work.
USA
- Verizon
- AT&T
- Sprint
Australia
- Telstra
- Virgin
- Optus
- vodafone
- 3
Singapore
- Star Hub
Brazil
- tim
- viva 3G
Vodafone dongle works quite well. Device has telstra and virgin setup as default profiles.. did up a custom one for vodafone – connected, worked fine.
Good solution and an excellent addition to the SG units with USB.
Is it possible to connect a prepaid wireless usb broadband modem to a PS3 either directly or via a connection through the PC so as to access the PS network for downloading and gaming purposes ?
Hi Rolf,
You can either share your 3G connection via a compatible router (see my 3G networking FAQ at http://www.ozcableguy.com/3G.asp) or use Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on the PC with the modem plugged into it. The PS3 will need to be plugged in via ethernet cable or connected via wireless to the router, or to the host PC if using ICS.
Vodafone modem can worked and connected well. Me using this one
Hi Dilon,
Which brand & model modem is that?