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    SIM CARD SLOT M11x

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by yelohotshot, Apr 13, 2011.

  1. yelohotshot

    yelohotshot Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone tried/tested the 3G sim card slot?

    If i insert a sim card will is it pretty much straight forward to connect to the internet as long as i have a phone signal?
     
    yelohotshot, Apr 13, 2011
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  2. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    Did you order your laptop with wwan?

    If not then that slot will do nothing.
     
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  3. yelohotshot

    yelohotshot Notebook Consultant

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    ejohnson, as far as i can see on the control panel i have an icon labelled
    'DW WLAN' can you confirm if this is what i need or if not how do i check? I haven't yet tried inserting the sim card yet but i'll wait for your response first....
     
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  4. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    No that is not what you need. Thats for the local area network ( network cable plugged into the side )

    If you remove the bottom cover of you computer there should be a open slot that says wwan. Since I see you live in the UK I can be 99% sure you do not have wwan and can not use the 3g card.
     
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  5. yelohotshot

    yelohotshot Notebook Consultant

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    I just checked my original order slip and it states the following:

    Wireless : Dell Wireless 1520 (802.11n) Half Mini Card

    this is to do with the local area network???
     
    yelohotshot, Apr 13, 2011
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    WLAN is different from WWAN which is wide from local... in any case try to enable WWAN in the BIOS and pop in a 3G capable sim and see what happens as far as setting up a network goes..
     
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  7. yelohotshot

    yelohotshot Notebook Consultant

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    hmmm, i have since inserted my sim card but nothing happened, i guess you need to install drivers for it to work but like ejohnson said, 99% chance i dont have the WWAN.....
     
    yelohotshot, Apr 13, 2011
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  8. roxxor

    roxxor Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm assuming by your location, you bought the machine on dell.co.uk, in which case you won't have it, as the WWAN option was never offered in the UK.
     
    roxxor, Apr 13, 2011
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  9. streather

    streather Notebook Evangelist

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    You will probably be lacking the card needed to use it, they're about on ebay for like £20


    From the looks of it the aerial etc is still present, just not hooked up to the card.
     
    streather, Apr 18, 2011
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    yelohotshot Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks streather, which card would you recommend? could you post a link? i haven't got any experience regarding the installation of hardware how easy would it be to install?
     
    yelohotshot, Apr 18, 2011
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