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    WAN cards

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dkosta, Oct 5, 2008.

  1. dkosta

    dkosta Newbie

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    Lenovo offers 2 options for WAN cards:

    Integrated AT&T Mobile Broadband (3G) [add $80.00 $60.00]
    Integrated Verizon Mobile Broadband (3G) [add $150.00 $112.50]


    Is there any chance that one of these will work in Europe? (I'm planning to import a laptop from the USA) Wich one?
    Tnx
     
    dkosta, Oct 5, 2008
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  2. jcovelli

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    verizon works on the vodafone network.. which covers most of europe.

    (verizon has all kinds of limits and at$t is crap. 3g in europe is better anyway, just look for local evdo companies and get an external usb modem and router)
     
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  3. mikec

    mikec Notebook Evangelist

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    The AT&T card is the Sony Ericsson card which works with Europe 3G frequencies. The WWAN card itself is unlocked and works with any SIM.

    I don't know about the Verizon one; check on the manufacturer of the card to see if it will work, and that it is unlocked.
     
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    bdoviack Notebook Consultant

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    I believe the previous post about the Verizon card working in Europe is incorrect. Vodaphone is in Europe and the US but the difference is that in the US, the Vodaphone network is CDMA and EVDO while Europe's standard is GSM-HSDPA.

    The AT&T card would technically be the correct card to choose for Europe but from what I have heard is that it is locked to the AT&T network in the US. There is an unlocked card available but you will have to search for it yourself and install it.
     
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  5. jketzetera

    jketzetera Notebook Evangelist

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    Ahhh ... had I known that the AT&T card was unlocked and frequency compatible with European HSDPA networks, I would have ordered one myself when I put together my config (grrrr ....).

    Ah well, you can't win them all.

    In regards to Verizon, isn't their network EV-DO (i.e. US-only)?
     
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    i used to have verizon evdo... it worked in london?
     
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    JonathanEdwards Notebook Enthusiast

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    The Verizon card is a "global" Qualcomm 9202 which supports both CDMA and GSM. But I find the local CDMA reception terrible - worse than my cell phone - so I am not using it.
     
    JonathanEdwards, Oct 5, 2008
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