Reliance Netconnect USB data card seems popular in India for users with laptops (and who typically need mobility). Although I didn’t belong to that group, I picked up a Net Connect card for lack of availability of any other decent internet options where I lived in the past. Installation was easy on Windows XP, but when I bought a copy of Windows Vista x64 (64 bit), Netconnect card refused to work. Apparently, all the device drivers and connectivity software bundled with Netconnect is for Vista 32 bit. The stupid techs at customer support didn’t help either.
Getting the right software was the hard part – setup and dialing is easy. Note: This guide is to install Huawei Net Connect Data Card. For other data cards, you may need a different solution.
Reliance Netconnect drivers for Windows Vista x64
Get the required software from the Hutch Thailand website.
Install and dial Reliance Net connect Data card
Once you have downloaded the Net connect software setup files, install it.
Known issues with Vista x64 and Reliance Net connect
The dialer software provided by Reliance is known to crash frequently. However, internet will continue to work fine (I actually wondered why we even need the software; if there was a shortcut that could be dialled, it would help get rid of the dialer).
Reliance Netconnect Data software
Reliance Net connect software is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux at Reliance Communications website.
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Its a welcome change to see hardware providers giving us Linux drivers as well. However, their ‘Linux’ link don’t seem to be working.
How to create a new connection with Reliance Net Connect?
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Hi,
Thanks for the information provided that vista 64 bit need drivers additionally. But i am not able access the site u provided above for “Hutch Thailand website”. Can u please provide me any other link.
Thanks in Advance.