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    Add on Mobile Broadband Card to Envy 14

    Discussion in 'HP' started by fo4imtippin, Feb 20, 2011.

  1. fo4imtippin

    fo4imtippin Newbie

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    I want to add on the HP mobile broadband internal card to my Envy 14. Does anyone that ordered it from HP with HP mobile broadband have which card that they put in? I will be using it on Verizon. If they have a global card that can accept a sim that will work, that would be even better. Also, Am I going to loose my Intel Advanced-N card that came with the laptop in order to install mobile broadband?
     
    fo4imtippin, Feb 20, 2011
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  2. waleed786

    waleed786 Notebook Evangelist

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    It would be extremely hard to install because you have to disassemble the entire screen to install the antennas. But no, you won't lose the 6200.
     
    waleed786, Feb 20, 2011
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    bigwood212 Notebook Consultant

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    The screen pulls apart. Just stick your fingers in the tiny crack between the rubber and the screen and pull. There are no screws. The whole computer comes apart like nothing. I swaped my screen then took the plastic off to clean a spec of dirt.
     
    bigwood212, Feb 20, 2011
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    waleed786 Notebook Evangelist

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    I always noticed that I was afraid to actually try and do it..so I can just stick a knife in there and wedge it out?
     
    waleed786, Feb 20, 2011
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    Yea. I used a penny. lol.
     
    bigwood212, Feb 20, 2011
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    Iā€™m not sure if the un2420 works on the envy 14.
    Maybe you need to MOD BIOS.
     
    nmake, Feb 23, 2011
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    ^yes it works . There will be no signal reception without an antenna . I tried a 2.4ghz antenna on Un2420 . GPS didnt work ,GSM worked with little reception . i ordered a wwan antenna on ebay
     
    aBs0lut3z33r0, Mar 1, 2011
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    I get an un2420 from Taobao.com.Just costs 200 yuan(about 30 us$).
    I tried the wifi antenna,and it works without 105 fault.
    But I don't know how to install the antenna to the top of the screen.
    Maybe it's not a easy job.
    Just read as a Google English.
     
    nmake, Mar 11, 2011
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    aBs0lut3z33r0 Notebook Consultant

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    the signal reception with wifi antenna is bad , i tried the tyco ones.

    you can try fitting it in the caddy
     
    aBs0lut3z33r0, Mar 17, 2011
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    Putting the antenna anywhere other than the top plastic strip of the screen will result in bad reception, because the body of the Envy is metal.
     
    eafd, Mar 17, 2011
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