Help needed on activating a Sierra Wireless MC5725 WWAN!!!!!

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Help needed on activating a Sierra Wireless MC5725 WWAN!!!!!

#1 Post by adecastr » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:37 am

Hi all,

I have a Thinkpad X300 which has a Sierra Wireless MC5725 WWAN on it.
I know that it is a unlocked card, at least that's what I have been told so.
The issue is that I'm in Europe (The Netherlands) and I have a Vodafone SIM card that works with the Sierra Wireless MC8775.

The reason that I want to have the Sierra Wireless MC5725 is because I know that this one has GPS as well.
Does anybody knows how to activate it?

Do you think that I have to buy a Verizon SIM card in order to enable it and that after that should work with any SIM card?

I have Windows 7 installed.

Any Help is more than welcome!!

Cheers,

Adecastr.
Antonio De Castro

T43p 100GB Hard Drive, P M 770(2.13GHz), WiFi a/b/g, 2GB RAM, 15 Inch Screen, 256MB Video Card.

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Re: Help needed on activating a Sierra Wireless MC5725 WWAN!!!!!

#2 Post by EOMtp » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:14 pm

The MC5725 is an EV-DO (CDMA) card -- it uses a different communications and authentication standards than the HSPA (GSM) standard used in Europe. The MC5725 does not use a SIM card. It authenticates via its built-in ESN. Using an MC5725 in Europe is the same as using it on the moon, i.e., no one is "listening".

Use the MC8775, which is a GSM card, with whatever SIM you like. Use DC Unlocker to enable GPS, if that functionality exists but is disabled on your card.
http://www.dc-unlocker.com/supported_mo ... ra_aircard

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Re: Help needed on activating a Sierra Wireless MC5725 WWAN!!!!!

#3 Post by adecastr » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:05 pm

EOMtp Amigo !!!

Thank you so much for the Help and advise on this issue !!!!!
It just works, :D :D :bow: :bow: :bow:
Cheers,

Adecastr.
Antonio De Castro

T43p 100GB Hard Drive, P M 770(2.13GHz), WiFi a/b/g, 2GB RAM, 15 Inch Screen, 256MB Video Card.

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