VMC Datacard Zone

Documentation

Vodafone Mobile Connect documentation has a user guide and installation guide.

User Guide

Instructions in using and setting up the data card can be found in the user guide.

Installation Guide

The installation guide can be used to help with installing on different Linux distributions.

Aug 08

Lynx not Linux!

When betavine first started most of the team assumed applications based around location would far be the most popular on the site and guess what! We were wrong! It looks like apps with sexy ladies and funny sounds win hands down! The Lynx effect app proves that something as simple as a program that generates funny sounds can be successful.

The app is simply an advertising 'tool' to generate awareness around the Lynx brand. It looks like this is a very innovative way at product advertising!

To find out more or download and try the app click here

May 08

Netbook Devices

Vodafone group are building a strategy on the best way to support and distribute it's own range of UMPC's or 'Netbooks' as these devices are increasingly being referred to.

The ASUS EeePC is the first of these devices to hit the market. It is envisaged that within the next 6 months, a number of the Vodafone OpCos will be ranging Netbooks in their stores, with many of these coming with Built-in 3G capability. Check back for more news!

Vodafone Mobile Connect Card Driver for Linux

The Vodafone Mobile Connect Card Driver for Linux is a software suite for the mobile 3G datacard which works on multiple distributions of the Linux Operating System.

Besides managing connections with different technologies like GPRS, UMTS, and HSDPA, this application supports receiving and sending SMS, access to contacts and offers diagnostic information for troubleshooting.

The application is free to download and distribute. The software is open sourced technology from a project initiated by Vodafone Group R&D.

You can download it straight from the Betavine Forge or select one of the versions for download below:

Ultra Mobile Drivers

Betavine have been working with Vodafone Commercial to help distribute and support a new version of the VMC drivers. This version is built with Ultra Mobile PC's (UMPC) specifically in mind.

Typically the form factor of this type of device is low powered, has a cut down version of the Linux OS with many packages unavailable or not installed as standard. Added to these issues is the smaller screen size, meaning less space for the client VMC GUI.

With this in mind we are releasing a package that will install and run on the ASUS Eee range of UMPC's.

UMPC VMC Drivers

For users who wish to setup their package management system to automatically install the drivers onto the ASUS EeePC go to the ASUS datacard repository setup