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Mobile broadband on W500 missing?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:30 pm
by neoclaw
I just bought a new Lenovo W500 (model: 4061-38U) and I'm really happy with it
BUT... I can't find the built-in Mobile Broadband.. It's not in Windows 7 64bit, or Ubuntu 10.10 64bit.
The module should be there, because under the battery there is a SIM card slot, and I've inserted my SIM, but still no mobile broadband.. nowhere..
I hope someone can help me out with this.
Re: Mobile broadband on W500 missing?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 4:31 pm
by Harryc
Have you tried hitting FN-F5 on the keyboard and enabling it?
Re: Mobile broadband on W500 missing?
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:13 am
by neoclaw
Yes, but the only options available is Bluetooth and WiFi.
Re: Mobile broadband on W500 missing?
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:45 am
by Harryc
Re: Mobile broadband on W500 missing?
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:49 am
by Harryc
The original machine specs do not list WWAN. Just because it has a SIM holder does not mean the card is there. The machine could be WWAN ready, which means that you have to purchase the card and install it. -
Product: ThinkPad W500 4061-38U [change]
Operating system: All [change]
Original description: T9600(2.8GHz), 4GB RAM, 160GB 7200rpm HD, 15.4in 1920x1200 LCD, 512MB ATI FireGL V5700, CDRW/DVDRW, Intel 802.11agn wireless, Bluetooth, Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, Fingerprint reader, Camera, 9c Li-Ion, WinXP Pro
Re: Mobile broadband on W500 missing?
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:16 am
by neoclaw
ooh, maybe that's why
I just thought if there was a SIM card holder, it had WWAN
Re: Mobile broadband on W500 missing?
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:34 am
by w0qj
In addition to the SIM card slot, there must be a matching antenna inside your LCD cover panel...
I *think* both the LCD and this antenna is one unit, hence you need to by your Thinkpad pre-configured with this mobile broadband option, cannot add this afterwards...
In HK, there was no W500 model with mobile broadband. If there was, I would have bought a W500 with mobile broadband with 12:10 ratio high-res screen in a jiffy
I ended up buying a T410 model with mobile broadband with 12:10 LCD hi-res instead.
Re: Mobile broadband on W500 missing?
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:35 pm
by neferge
Hello,
I live in Turkey and a friend of mine living in US bought a ThinkPad W500 4062-5FU last year via amazon.com.
http://www.superwarehouse.com/Lenovo_Th ... /p/1570695
The link above declares the features and as you see it is written as:
Wireless Broadband (WWAN): GPRS, WCDMA, HSPA, AT&T
May I use a SIM card of a 3G service provider based in Turkey or am I bound to one in US?
Thanks.