MacBook Air shut off and will not start.

I have a late 2010 MacBook Air.
Unfortunately, I'm in a country without an Apple store or any kind of official Apple support (no phone number to call).
2 days ago, I plugged in a little USB modem device (wireless is rare here) and my laptop shut down suddenly. It refused to restart at all until I did an SMC reset and then it was working fine (including with the USB modem plugged in).
However, the next day, the same shut-down occurred (when I plugged in the modem again) and now SMC reset is not doing anything. I've held down the start button for a very long time and there aren't any signs of life. The light on the charger shows that it is charging when I plug it in.
Any suggestions?

Try Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
Apparently the USB modem hardware is not compatible with your MBAir.

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