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    T61P - Using HSDPA card in the UK

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by gurmindersingh, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. gurmindersingh

    gurmindersingh Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have just recently bought a T61P from the USA which has a HSDPA card built in with a cingular sim card.

    I live in the UK and have a Vodafone 3G data sim card which i have been using on my old laptop via a USB dongle.

    Does anyone know if i can simply replace the cingular sim card with my vodafone card and expect it to work?

    I have tried replacing it and downloading the Vodafone software but it does not seem to pick up the HSDPA card when i run the vodafone software.

    Has anyone else tried this?

    mindi
     
    gurmindersingh, Mar 27, 2008
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  2. bananaman

    bananaman Notebook Consultant

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    I'm interested in this too as I'm looking at buying an X300 with AT&T WWAN.

    Do you have the latest driver installed?

    Once you have the driver installed, I'm not sure what other software is required to make a connection. Is it like WiFi, where you have a choice? Or must you have some carrier software? Everybody and their brother wants to control your WiFi card (Windows, Intel, Lenovo, ...). Maybe you don't need the Vodafone software?

    Are you able to verify that it works on AT&T/Cingular (any friends in the UK with AT&T/Cingular 3G sim)?

    AT&T has just about phased out the Cingular brand.
     
    bananaman, Mar 27, 2008
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