How to setup Huawei USB E169 Modem On Mac OS X

Macbook 16 January 2009 12 Comments



1. Download Huawei USB Driver.
http://homepage.mac.com/timhaigh/E220_Drivers.zip

2. Make sure your huawei not connected with your machine. Install driver MacDriver(2.7)-intel.pkg

3. Plug-in your huawei USB.

4. Go to “System Preferences / Network / Location / Edit Locations” and add a new location named “HSDPA” for example.

5. Select Huawei Mobile. Add new configuration, example “Celcom”.
Telephone Number : *#99***1#
Username : (Keep it blank)
Password : (Keep it blank)

6. Click “Advanced”. Choose Other, and then Huawei Mobile Connect as a modem. Verify that “Error Correction” is checked, and verify that the dial mode is on “Ignore dial when dialing”. Click on the PPR tab, choose the settings “Config” and make sure that “Send PPP echopackets” is unchecked.

7. And you’re ready to connect to your celcom broadband. Walla!

Note : It also works with Huawei E220.



  • http://www.faizalheesyam.com Pai

    macbook sudah skang geng? cool! :D

  • Surinder Kumar

    Thanks………

  • scuidgy

    does not work with, always get error message: no carrier detected. Please check phone line connection and try again

  • epic

    I get the same message here, as i’ve read in several blogs, a lot of people have this problem. Can anybody help?

  • http://tokokomputer007.com/modem-wireless/ Regina

    Thanks for this tips…:D

  • http://blog.petermolgaard.com Peter Andreas Moelgaard

    Thanks man… sitting in Bangkok having purchased simcard and 3rd party modem, I was going crazy… and thanks even for putting the driver where everyone can download it…

    You are a tribute to the web ecosystem.

  • Gongspam

    Thank you, I was in trouble and your instructions, though not VERY clear, helped me sort it out.
    Paolo Italy

  • Abdullah AL Rashed

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    i looked every where in the internet, and i couldn't find any clue.

  • Anton

    Excellent Thanks !
    I used *99# for my Optus E169 key
    Without doing step 6, I was getting dropouts within a minute !
    Cheers, Anton

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1616877572 Adrian Goroll

     many thanks!!

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  • sudibia

    Nice that there are people like you in the world. Thanks. Couldn’t get it work before.