3G internal modem

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3G internal modem

#1 Post by tjintokk » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:56 am

I have a T500 with GPRS/3G card. I bought it USA so it is "blocked" to AT&T.
I live in Norway and want to use the card here with a local providers SIM card.
Is there any possibility to get this to work?
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Re: 3G internal modem

#2 Post by Peak2Peak » Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:18 pm

Download DC-unlocker client software and if your card is supported, run it to confirm if it is locked or unlocked - If locked you can unlock via dc-unlocker.com for a small fee.
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Re: 3G internal modem

#3 Post by tjintokk » Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:16 pm

doesn't work... I have a Sony Ericsson card in my T500.
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#4 Post by nxman » Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:44 pm

My X301 is AT&T and i got it from the states and its working fine in Kuwait yours should work too.

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#5 Post by bill bolton » Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:33 pm

tjintokk wrote:I have a T500 with GPRS/3G card. I bought it USA so it is "blocked" to AT&T.
What makes you think it is locked to AT&T?

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Re: 3G internal modem

#6 Post by tjintokk » Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:03 am

It did follow a AT&T sim card witht the laptop when I got it.

Any tips how to get it to work with another simcard? what software should I use to connect with?
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#7 Post by bill bolton » Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:31 am

tjintokk wrote:It did follow a AT&T sim card witht the laptop when I got it.
I have no idea what you are trying to say here?!?
tjintokk wrote:Any tips how to get it to work with another simcard?
The usual method is to go to a retail outlet for your preferred 3G ISP, get a SIM card from them (which often involves signing up for a service), put it in the SIM slot and follow their instructions for connecting. The ISP will have information on what APN and other 3G settings you will need to create a WWAN profile in Access Connections.

The Ericsson F3507g card does WCDMA on 850Mz/1900MHz/2100MHz bands, so chose an ISP that uses one of those bands.

The card WILL NOT work for WCDMA based services on the 900MHz band.

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Re: 3G internal modem

#8 Post by tjintokk » Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:39 pm

The card WILL NOT work for WCDMA based services on the 900MHz band.
Thats the reason!

What kind of card do I need for using in the WCDMA 900MHz band?
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Re: 3G internal modem

#9 Post by Peak2Peak » Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:50 pm

tjintokk wrote:What kind of card do I need for using in the WCDMA 900MHz band?
Providing you can get around the BIOS white listing and able to source the following cards - Sierra Wireless MC8792V, Huawei EM772/EM770W or Option GTM382E / Gobi2000 may be of use as they cover the WCDMA 900MHz band.
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