Install the driver for Mac OS for the initial modem discovery. There is no need to install any Megafon software on the router for it to be able to connect to the internet via the modem, is there? So why the need in such a software on Mac OS?Īfter some research I got the following steps ( mostly from this great topic at 4PDA and also this SuperUser answer): The first clue was the fact that the modem works just fine with routers: So I started looking for a way to avoid using the Megafon software. What could be the purpose of such an activity, I wonder? File Activity tool from Instruments shows some enormous files access by the application and/or service. I would understand if it was for checking the updates, but why different hosts then? I don’t feel like having yet another spyware in my system It sends some data to different Megafon hosts. In addition to the main application it requires its service to run in the background, otherwise it won’t even start discovering the modem. It installs god knows what to your system, while the only thing you really need is just a modem driver. from the very same Megafon, although it is likely to be a locked version ( which can be unlocked) īut what is wrong with the Megafon software? Well, while it does its job, after some time it started to irritate me for the following reasons:. I must say, however, I never tried it with any other russian operators - the only SIM-cards I was using it with were the ones from norwegian operators ( Telia and Phonero).Īnd it is available for purchase even today: If memory serves me well, I did not perform any unlocking operations, and it just works fine with SIM-cards from other operators than Megafon. The reason for such a low price is usually that modems are locked to a particular operator, but in my case surprisingly that wasn’t the case. Back then it cost me just ~700 RUB (10-20 USD?). I bought it several years ago in Moscow at some Megafon selling point. 
Note that it requires full-sized SIM-cards. On top of that it has slots for external antennas and even a slot for microSD card ( don’t know what to do with it): The modem itself is rather a great piece of hardware.Ĭoming in a form-factor of a USB-stick, it is capable of maintaining quite a high-speed internet connection, and apparently it supports all the international LTE standards because I was using it in several countries without problems. So I have this 4G+/LTE modem - Huawei E3372, also known as Megafon M150-2 - which is exactly the variation I got.Įventually I got sick of its connection management software for Mac OS ( the one that comes from Megafon), so I started looking for a way to be able to connect to the internet on Mac OS without it.
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