WWAN on X201 - no SIM Card

[msalmon]

Hi

I got a X201 running W7 and have a Gobi 2000 3G card. I have put in a SIM card from my local provider - TDC. The SIM has previusly been used in a USB modem on a x60.
Every time I tried to connect it tells my there is no SIM card installed.
When I open Axcess Connection an antenna is shown. First time the antenna is called Verizon, but after the first connection attempt it changes name to unknown.
If I make a new profile the card is listet as Qualcomm Gobi 2000 HS-USB Broadband device 9205 and it is activated.

Anyone got input to solve this issue?

Thanks,
Michael

[EOMtp]

You probably need to switch the card's mode of operation from CDMA/EV-DO to GSM/HSPA. I don't know if Access Connections (AC) can "handle" that, since I don't use AC to control WWAN activities.

Verizon's software, VZAccess Manager, can switch modes on the card. Below is the download link:
http://www.vzam.net/download/supported.aspx

[msalmon]

Hi EOMtp

I tried the Verizon software and changed to GSM/HSPA, but still same thing - no SIM card installed.

What do you use to control the wwan setup if you don't use AC?


Thanks

Michael

[GrandMasterKhan]

Is the card itself (not the SIM you are putting in) or software somehow locked to the service providers offered by Lenovo? Should pursue that angle. I mean it may not be global unlocked. I've read some comments about this probably being an issue elsewhere but never really looked into it.

[Randers45]

Similar problems are discussed under the subject of "Activating WWAN on x200s"
http://www.thinkpads.com/forum/viewtopi ... 43&t=84566
I posted a reply there, briefly saying that it was an excessive heat problem and was solved by exchange of the SIM-card reader.