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hack the simcard reader

Discussion in 'Dell' started by mamalhacker, Jul 20, 2010.

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hi anybody
i have a dell vostro 1520 and behind the battery has a slot for simcard
i undrestand that slot just support vodaphon and telstar operator but i want to use mtn operator!
please help me how to hack my laptop to use another simcard operators for simcard slot.
tanks a lot
bye

mamalhacker, Jul 20, 2010

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jason1214 Notebook Evangelist

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You would just need a mobile broadband card that supports MTN. The sim card slot should not know the difference between vendors.

jason1214, Jul 20, 2010

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First off, you need to make sure that there is actually a Mobile Broadband modem in the the laptop. Otherwise, you just have a sim card slot connected to nothing. If the computer was not ordered from dell with Mobile broadband service, there is not a modem installed. If this is the case, you can pick them up on ebay for a reasonable price. If you know for sure that there is a modem in the computer, it should just be a case of manually changing the APN settings to that of your provider. They work a bit differently than a cell phone. I don't think you need a subsidy unlock or anything like that.

jtrasap, Aug 9, 2010

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