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    SZ791n/x wwan antenna cap!!!!!!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by nobias, Apr 22, 2008.

  1. nobias

    nobias Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, I own sz791 vaio and I have to say it is a great laptop. I bougt it when I was in US, in the sonystyle store. (In europe similar setup costs more than 4000us$)
    The one thing that I really hate about it is wwan antena. I live in europe and I cant use evdo (only hsdpa), and i really dont need wwan. If I remove antenna there is an ugly hole on my beautiful laptop.
    Has anyone replaced antenna with a metal cap sucessfuly, or any other acceptible solution.
    I am also willing to offer anyone that can send me this metal cap a good compensation since i doubt that sony support in US will ship it to me in Europe.
    (If there is any metal cap to cover a hole anyway - if anybody knows whati is the part number)

    Thanks for you help in advance....
     
    nobias, Apr 22, 2008
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  2. Mujja

    Mujja Notebook Evangelist

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    I need a cap too. I don't think I'll use the WWAN anytime soon and want to remove the antenna in case it snaps off.

    However, when the laptop was on a couple days old the antenna wouldn't stay in place evertime I opened the lid. After a few days use it sits tight against the keyboard and I even forgot it was there.
     
    Mujja, Apr 23, 2008
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  3. drhab

    drhab Notebook Enthusiast

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    @nobias@Mujja: I need to explain as first:the original covers are silvered plastic,not metal.
    Good news for you both:I have 2 spare pcs,will ship to US & EU.Payment through PayPal only,no exceptions,sorry.
    If interested,let me know at PM.
     
    drhab, Apr 23, 2008
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