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    FS CF-30 Verizon Wireless Card

    Discussion in 'ToughBook Buy Sell and Trade Forum' started by Grif054, Jan 2, 2009.

  1. Grif054

    Grif054 Notebook Guru

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    I have a brand new CF-30 with a Verizon wireless card installed. I currently have a Sprint plan and am going to purchase a Sprint card therefore I have no use for this one. Make me a reasonable offer and I will send it out.

    Thanks,
    Mike G.
     
    Grif054, Jan 2, 2009
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  2. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    Oooohhhh James... where are you!?!?!

    Is this a Revision A card?
     
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    Grif054 Notebook Guru

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    Yes it is a Revision A
     
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    canuckcam Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey Rob, are you interested in this?

    I just want it to see if it works in a CF-29 mk-4 and below. :)
     
    canuckcam, Jan 3, 2009
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  5. tough-2-go

    tough-2-go Notebook Deity

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    Are you selling the complete sled or just the mini pci card?
     
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  6. Rob

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    I'm not interested in it only because Verizon doesn't have service where I live... I have Sprint in my CF-30 anyways and am happy with that... I was only wondering for James (zippyman), but he doesn't need it anyways he told me in a PM
     
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    Grif054 Notebook Guru

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    I am sorry, I am pretty new to this. I do not know the difference between the two. I am planning on buying a Sprint card for myself. If I need to retain the sled for it, then no I am not selling that.
    Help me out here guys.. LOL
     
    Grif054, Jan 3, 2009
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    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    Grif,
    You need to keep the sled.
    CAP
     
    capt.dogfish, Jan 3, 2009
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  9. Grif054

    Grif054 Notebook Guru

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    Thank you Capt.
     
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    Doobi ToughBook DeityInTraining

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    I don't believe you will be able to order "just" the sprint modem. AFAIK, you can only order the complete kit, which includes the sled, the cables, and all the extras. The cost is upwards of $350. They will NOT separate any of the parts. If you find out otherwise, please let us know.

    ~Paul
     
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    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    Doobi,
    Is the modem exclusive to Panasonic? It seems hard to believe that all these service providers, and qualcomm and sierra actually build modems for all the different brands of computer. I know that the older style internal cards have the same model numbers as the pcmcia cards leading me to believe they are basically the same, just in a different package. Inquiring minds want to know!
    CAP
     
    capt.dogfish, Jan 3, 2009
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  12. Grif054

    Grif054 Notebook Guru

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    Someone from here sent me a link a couple of days ago with a Sprint CF-30 modem card on Ebay with at buy it now of about $350.00. It looks like just a card to me but I could be wrong.
     
    Grif054, Jan 4, 2009
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  13. canuckcam

    canuckcam Notebook Evangelist

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    Some modems may have an actual miniPCIe card built-in.

    So, for example, what I'm trying to do is... get a bare Rev. A sled, disassemble my Telus 595U aircard which as a miniPCIe card inside, and slide that into the bare Rev.A sled to see if it'll work that way.
     
    canuckcam, Jan 4, 2009
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  14. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    This is correct... BELIEVE ME I TRIED when I bought my Sprint card to just buy the mini pci express card... couldn't find it (both through dell and ebay even)...
     
    Rob, Jan 5, 2009
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  15. Grif054

    Grif054 Notebook Guru

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    So can someone tell me what is exactly for sale on Ebay. Someone from here sent me a link with a Sprint card for the CF-30 for sale. I guess I assumed that you could just swap out the cards. Ebay item # 350132668952
     
    Grif054, Jan 6, 2009
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  16. Rob

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    yes you can simply swap out the cards (mini-pci express one)... but if you have the sled and all just swap the whole thing out :)
     
    Rob, Jan 6, 2009
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