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    cf-29 space behind pcmcia door

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by mattpayne, Dec 14, 2009.

  1. mattpayne

    mattpayne Notebook Consultant

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    as im still waiting for my tb to arrive, i am curious! does the door butt up right against any normal length cards? or is there any extra space - wishful thinking but it would be nice to be able use my 3g card without the door hanging open! even with the reduced signal....
     
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    If your card has ANY kind of bump at the end, it will not close. It has to be one of the "short" PCMCIA cards, the kind often advertised on fleabay.
     
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    aaaand we've just started his quest for a CF-29 WWAN mod, or another CF-29 with the WWAN sled built-in.

    Welcome. :)
     
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  4. mattpayne

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    :) for the wwan built in cost, i think i can live with an open door!!! lol!

    but oddly, with my CF-29 in the post i keep looking for another anywya!!!
     
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    related question I have a cf-29 with the wwan (antenna and sled built in) ready option. where would I get the modem to fit in there?
     
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    I used a sierra wireless card with a removable external antenna on my first cf-29
    Cut a hole through the cover and the antenna connecter fit through the hole and attached to the card as it was very tight to the cover
    It was a long time ago and that card is no longer available/supported
    My next cf-29 had the wwan built-in


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