AT&T Quicksilver USB Connect Card
Posted by adminFeb 19
- Connect your laptop to AT&T’s 3G network with this ultra-compact USB modem
- Tri-band 3G connectivity provides access to AT&T network as well as global 3G connectivity (international plan required)
- When 3G network not available, seamlessly connects to GPRS/EDGE network
- Four-position click mechanism for swiveling cap design–no protective cap to lose
- Plug-and-play operability with automatic installation of AT&T Communication Manager software; Mac OS- and Windows-compatible
Amazon.com Product Description
Keep your laptop connected to the Internet wherever you roam with the AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver 3G modem, one of the smallest USB modems available and offering support for tri-band 3G connectivity–perfect for global roaming (additional charges applicable). The Quicksilver’s four-click swivel mechanism is designed to work across different USB port layouts and to protect the USB connector when not in use, and there’s no protective cap to lose. The AT… More >>
AT&T Quicksilver USB Connect Card
Thought I could give up my DSL and use this. however, despite the sales pitch, this does NOT work with mac ( I am running 10.5.5 on all of my computers). Also, NO support from ATT available for troubleshooting.
Rating: 1 / 5
Just a note, trying to use the Quicksilver device from an Acer Aspire One running Windows XP SP3 (the Acer’s only a few months old, I think it came with XP for performance reasons). Everything works well for a while, but then the device stops receiving any data. AT&T Communication Manager software thinks all is well, the connection isn’t dropped as far as it’s concerned, and data’s being sent out, but nothing is ever received. Disconnecting and reconnecting doesn’t help, a reboot clears it up but it’s several minutes before everything’s chugging along again. It does seem to happen more often during peak hours. Likely something on the Acer, maybe it’ll all go away with an upgrade to Win 7 but for now it’s irritating to the point of being useless. Tried to get some help from the AT&T Live Chat (via Wifi elsewhere) but _they_ went away too, so we’re trying to sort it out alone. Tried the Option software but it wouldn’t work at all.
Rating: 2 / 5
I found the AT&T Quicksilver device to drop my connections often. I have also experienced an Error 635 when connecting. I needed a device wireless device for my business, and unfortunately, the Quicksilver did not meet my needs. I needed more reliability. I have since switched to the Verizon Mi-Fi for roughly the same monthly price, and I am quite satisfied with my experience. It also allows me to connect up to 5 devices at one time.
Rating: 1 / 5
First of all, a big thanks to Mr. Gadget’s review, which is what told me you need to set the APN field to “isp.cingular” to get this thing to work. I only wish I’d found it a few hours sooner.
The main problem is the documentation is quite clear and says not to do this.
A second problem is that there are three downloads on the AT&T support
page http://support.option.com/att/:
GT Mac Connect Download for USBConnect Quicksilver
GT Mac Connect Until 10.4.10
GT Mac Connect 10.4.11 AND 10.5.x
The first link turns out to be the one you want for Mac OS X 10.4.11 at least. (If you follow it you’ll find that it supposedly supports Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.11, and 10.5.x. The third one leads to a version which AFAICT doesn’t work at all, although ironically the associated documentation does tell you to set the APN field.
One additional point in regards to the APN string – if it is set incorrectly the error you get is something like “Connect failed – check network settings”. By this they mean “cell network” not “network preferences”.
Anyway, after finally getting this thing configured it’s working quite well. In fact it’s outperforming the Verizon EVDO card it replaced in most locations I’ve tried in the SoCal area.
I would have given this device four or even five stars were it not for the awful installation experience.
Rating: 3 / 5
the AT&T Quicksilver USB Connect Card works well with Panther, Tiger and Leopard versions. On Mac Book and Powerbook. It is true that currently AT&T is shipping the product bundled with Windows software only however the Mac version is readily available on the AT&T website (see link previous reviewer).
Rating: 5 / 5