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    EVDO in Z. Unlocked?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by TLN, Jun 27, 2010.

  1. TLN

    TLN Notebook Consultant

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    Hi!

    I got an old gen VAIO Z. VGN-Z750DB. So it has a WWAN modem inside and seems to be locked to Sprint or Verizon. But AFAIK it uses EVDO rev. A.
    We got an EVDO coverage in our city for a couple months, but it's not Sprint or Verizon. I live in Kazachstan.

    So the question is simple: What i got to do to make my Z work with local EVDO provider?

    Should i soldier SIM(RUIM) card slot to the board or not? How to unlock a modem.
    All ideas are welcome

    Thanks in advance.
    Victor.
     
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    hm.... anyone?
     
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    well the full name of a tech is CDMA EV-DO Revision A. There's hole for a sim card, but it's locked from inside. it's not so hard to take the lock off. Possibly i need to soilder card slot, if not sim card slot to hold sim inside.

    Anyway i'd check all the thread now. Thanks for the link.

    The modem i have Qualcomm HS-USB 9222
     
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