VERIZON 4G USB MODEM FOR MAC DRIVERS
It was an intermittent problem, and one that hopefully fresh drivers will address. Sometimes the VL600 would switch automatically, other times we had to physically unplug and reinsert the modem before it would transition from 4G to 3G. One ongoing frustration was the handover between 4G and 3G. On a PC, we were up and running in seconds, and we’ve noticed no greater battery drain than with a regular 3G USB modem.
Verizon tells us they’re “working quickly” to address that, but there’s no public timescale for their release. Still, at the moment there’s no point in hooking up the VL600, since there are no Mac drivers for the modem. The most likely victims are Apple’s MacBook and MacBook Pro ranges, the USB ports on which are closely clustered on the side. We can forgive the bulk given the combination of 3G and LTE hardware packed inside – unlike some WiMAX modems, the VL600 can roll back onto Verizon’s EVDO Rev.A network when LTE coverage isn’t available – though if you’ve a notebook with tightly positioned USB ports you may have issues plugging something in alongside the LG. The LG is undoubtedly a big USB modem, feeling oversized in comparison to the thumbdrive-scale 3G versions we’re used to seeing. Has the LG VL600 LTE modem lived up to expectations? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut. Our initial speed benchmarking with Verizon’s LTE service was enough to get us seriously interested in the high-speed 4G network, but there’s more to a mobile broadband service than just raw throughput.
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