WWAN ready / capable

Hi,
I'm looking for laptops with WWAN built-in. However, I don't see that option when I'm shopping on the official website. In the wireless section, the only choices is related to Wifi / bluetooth, not WWLAN.
Is there a way to screen all the ThinkPad model equipped with WWAN? or does it show anywhere whether the model is WWAN ready or WWAN capable? thanks!
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I have been holding out for an HTC Incredible 4G LTE device because an authorized Verizon dealer (but not a Verizon-owned store) told me a couple of months ago that it looked like it would be Verizon's first "tri-mode" (for want of better words) phone - i.e.: it will work on GSM, 4G-LTE and older 3g/CDMA (or whatever I should call them) networks.
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In the meantime, a Verizon customer service person recently told me that Verizon will be modifying the software side of the Rezound, RAZR and Bionic so they can do GSM, but that there was no timetable. I was disappointed not to get a timetable.
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First I'd like to hear from any fellow Verizon customers who may use this to see what their thoughts are, particularly if you regularly travel outside the US and have considered different options of what to do. For example, in the past I have maintained a Verizon Escapade that I own for travel outside the US, but this is just not a good solution to me any more. It's hard to make blanket statements about whether it's worth it for another user to stay with Verizon, but for you is Verizon worth it, given their failures on this front? Even if I get a GSM capable phone, the cost of holding a conversation when receiving a call at my number in London, for example, will be so absurdly high that I will just use it to ask the caller if I can call them back, and then I will have to figure out a wifi or skype or vonage or other solution. For me Verizon has so far been sort of worth it for reception and maybe one or two other reasons, but they tend to kind of "intensely dissatisfy" me on some points.
The other reason I came here was to see if anyone (Verizon CS or otherwise) could offer insight on my expectations for the GSM capability of the Incredible 4g LTE or some of the Android 4g LTE phones I've mentioned. I've been checking that filter for one or two months and every day it has turned up blank (plenty of selection at ATT Wireless though). However, today it shows that the RAZR and RAZR MAXX will offer me both "4G" (is this the same thing as 4G LTE) and "Global Ready" capability. So, maybe Verizon has finally officially made this possible? Can anyone confirm? If so, does it work properly, out of the box? Would rather not be walking along on some expensive call on some street outside the US and have the call dropped due to poor glitchy early tech implementation.

Thank you jlsoaz for the well-written question asking precisely the same thing myself and my boss have been wondering for a long time. My boss also noticed the change on the website today. He called the trusty Verizon store and the guy did some research for us.
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Supposedly this software update will allow a 4G Razr or RM to work on 3G GSM networks in most countries. Not sure whether this is Quad-band GSM or not. You will probably not be able to use a third-party sims overseas, though as most places don't have 4G sim cards yet. Also, not even sure what the unlocking deal is for the sim slot on these 4G phones. 3G phones are pretty easy to unlock from VZ as long as you don't try it more than every 6 months. I'd be interested to see if a 3G sim card would work in these phones, but I'm doubting it will work. Please reply if you've tried, or even have the opportunity to try this.
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Is my T500 ready for WWAN?

Hi! I just bought a T500. It's a XP Pro downgrade. Model 2242-55U. Wonder if this model is WWAN ready? If yes, I would like to purchase a Lenovo AT&T 3G Broadband Option. I am assuming it's a mini PCI express card. Does anybody have experience in using this card? Does it work (Because I heard the Sierra card seems has a lot of trouble in activating the service in T61p)? Thank you.

shishinn,
As far as the T61P was concerned, it wasn't the Sierrra card itself that was the problem. The problem was that the software program you were supposed to use to activate the WWAN service didn't work.
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Problem with customer exit variable that is input ready as well

Hello all,
I'm facing an issue with a customer exit variable that again has been defined as input ready. I'm not sure why it is working incorrectly and I#m wondering if this is a bug or if I do s.th. stupid.
The problem is that in the exit program ZXRSRU01 this varibale does not go into the program code I have prepared for this variable. I have added entry points for all three i_step values 1,2,3, but the code will never be touched and in debugging I can see that it simply pypasses the code for this variable.
I have tried to enter a value or to leave it blank, no difference.
When I run another test by just using a customer exit variable w/o input ready capability, then I have no issue, the exit does exactly what I have coded.
Does this mean, that a customer exit variable along with input readiness dows not work ?????
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Hi Heiko,
I assume A & B variables are defined on different Characteristics. If you wish to derive B based on A, you can create the Query Characteristic Restriction on B & have a dummy RKF restricted on A whose processing is by Manual Input; where processing of B is by Customer Exit. In istep 2 you can check for B, read A & derive B. There would not be a need to blank out A since the Query would not be restricted on A - you can hide the dummy RKF from showing in the output. Just a thought.
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A deactivated AC 30 Fivespot -- Is it "global," GMS capable?

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I found what seem to be very useful instructions for the Fivespot CA30 from Verizon:
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Tamara,
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No WWAN antena

Dear all
I bought recently new T400 notebook (product number 2765-51G). According to lenovo page, this notebook is WWAN upgradable. I have SIM card reader integrated, free PCIe slot for WWAN card, but I don't have antena cables (red and blue). I was not able to find proper contact email for the Slovakia support, so I'm giving a first shot here. I don't know, what to do now. I want to set a WWAN connection to the mobile operator in at last in three months, thats the time a have to resolve this issue. PCI-express card 3G modem is not solution, in that slot will be a SMART card reader soon.
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Hi popo666, that technician is mistaken. I suggest you try again. Below is some information which may help you. Ask for a supervisor if you still have problems. Come back here and tell us how you do!
1. The meaning of "WWAN Upgradeable" or "WWAN Ready" is clearly defined on Lenovo's web site:
Wireless WWAN Ready
The Wireless WWAN Ready selection is the
option of choice for anyone who may already have an activated PCI
mobile broadband card. As well, anyone who may activate and install a
PCI at a later time, may want to consider this option. With the
exception of the provider card, all of the hardware needed for a
wireless wide area network will be included in the machine.
Please note, the Wireless WWAN Ready option is only available with select machines.
2. Your T400 2765-51G is clearly listed as "WWAN Upgradeable" on the Lenovo website.
3. The T400 datasheet says:
All T Series models are Wireless WAN (WWAN) ready.
I don't work for Lenovo. I'm a crazy volunteer!

ThinkPad x200s 7470 3g driver

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I'm trying to find and download 3g driver for ThinkPad x200s but i cant find it. Can you send me link or tell me how to install drivers for 3g modem.
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Purchase and install wwan card (modem) youself.
Look at the page below for details:
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Lenovo approved wwan cards for x200s are listed on the page below:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-70510#7
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Be sure your laptop is wwan ready i.e.has sim reader and wwan antennas.
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Possible to manually install moble broadband modem later on?

I'm getting a thinkpad helix and was wondering if anyone knew if it is possible to manually install the mobile wwan sim card slot manually after purchasing a model that does not include the mobile wwan feature? I found the same network card that thinkpad offers on amazon but don't know if I would be able to open the helix up and install the wwan card myself. Only reason I'm doing this is because I would like to buy the tablet now but lenovo doesn't offer any kind of financing so I'm going to use either ebay or amazon to buy a helix so I can use a credit limit I have with them to buy it. I'll have the money I just don;'t have the money right now. ANyway none of the helix on either ebay or amazon have 3g wwan capability which is the only problem. I want to be able to buy one on ebay or amazon and then install the wwan card myself. Would this be possible?

I don't know about sim card reader, but it's possible to add wwan card yuorself. Look at this service video under "Tablet FRU Videos" item:
http://service.lenovo.partner-management.com/content/CourseWarePublic/18124/player.html
Usually all new generation ThinkPads are "wwan ready" i.e.have sim card slot and wwan antennas kit. In this case they don't include special mark regarding wwan ready features in short model description on Lenovo site in opposite of previous laptop generation.
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New Video Editing Laptop for CS6

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In reply to the question about the Quadro GPU in comparrison to other nVidia cards. A useful table available on the nVidia website shows the specs of Quadro Mobile cards. If you compare the K2000M specs with the specs of the GTX660M, which is a mid to high end Kepler GTX card you will notice they are very similar except the 660M uses faster DDR5 memory and has a considerably better memory transer rate (28.8GB/s as compared to 64GB/s) perhaps only thanks to the faster memory since the momory interface is 128-bit in both cases. Oh also the Quadro cards will give 10-bit output compared to the GTX's 8-bit, which is only useful if you were going to plug a 10-bit external display into the machine.
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Inspite of saying that, you will find the two top laptops on the PPBM5 table are infact Quadro cards (not even Keplar) and they are in a Lenovo laptop. I suspect that the 'hobbling' or de-tuning that nVidia does to the mobile cards (compare the GTX660M to the GTX660) so they will run more comfortably in a laptop is much less for Quadro compared to the GTX cards.
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About T500 - 2055T501

I'm living in Romania, and I want to buy a laptop T500. And yesterday, I found one that has model 2055T501 with the configuration :
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I don't see a 2055T501 in the tabook, though I don't know if the tabook is region-specific or not. Generally the part numbers are in the format of XXXX-?XX.

Mobile Internet - How to make it work? (X1 Carbon)

Hello all
so I got here a Carbon X1 with a 3G card.
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ThomasVanhoutte,
Lenovo' the parts lookup service output isn't very informative (compare with this one http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/wlup), but as you see - 3g card is absent in your laptop.
In order to get 3g in your laptop you also should be sure your laptop is "wwan ready" i.e.has wwan antennas (unfortunately not all x1c laptops have that). Ask Lenovo' support or look at laptop invoice/order. But the best way - do it yourself. You should remove some details (screws and keyboard) and find out antenna wires, red and blue.
Look at X1C Service Training Course http://service.lenovo.partner-management.com/content/CourseWarePublic/14261/player.html and find out the sequence for access to 3g wwan card under FRU videos item. Do not forget unplug power cable and disable the battery in BIOS setup! All you need then remove sim card, 7 screws and keyboard bezel.
If you'll find wwan antennas be sure the wwan slot is half sized (as it is on training video) and just purchase 3g card. Presently X1C supports the only one half size 3g wwan card - Ericsson h5321w, FRU 60Y3297. You can purchase that in Lenovo' shop but the price is a bit expensive. So do it on another sites. Do not buy even the same card but with another part number. Another cards will not work in X1C.
I'll be surprised if your X1C will have new hw revision and wwan slot will be full size. In this case you'll have new choices for 3g wwan card selection.
Note according to Lenovo there are no Customer Replaceable Units (CRU) in X1C except for power supply. That means all manipulations I've described above should be done in service center only. As for me I don't understand why it is so in new line laptop models (to be exact I know but it's not for discussion here). So do it just carefully, do not destroy the parts of laptop and you'll not lose a warranty.
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SIM Slot.. what is it for?

I just bought a new ThinkPad T450s. There is a SIM card slot at the right. What exactly is it for? If I pop in a SIM card, will I be able to use my laptop with it.. without Wifi?

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If your laptop has wwan card (wwan modem 3g or 3g+LTE) installed, you'll get mobile broadband internet access capabilities. If wwan modem isn't factory preinstalled, but laptop is "wwan ready" (i.e.has sim reader and internal wwan antennas), you can purchase and install Lenovo approved wwan cards for t450s yourself.
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3G on X201

Hello everyone.
Does the X201 ThinkPad support 3G (as in a SIM-card)? Under "network", it says:
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It's pretty crucial to me that it does include support for 3G before I buy, since I'll be using internet away from WiFi on a daily basis. Thanks!

Oh, I see. I can't find any Ericsson modems in my country, but I did find a Vodafone modem that costs half of the Gobi 2000, but only from one reseller. I'm not sure it'll work though, if not there really doesn't seem to be anything cheaper than the Gobi 2000. I don't even know if it has 3G, but it says GSM, so I figured that might include 3G.
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features:
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Conforms to IEEE 802.11b WLAN standard, operating in the 2.4 GHz frequency range
Receive sensitivity is -94 to -82 dBm
64-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy data encryption
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Compatible Motherboard to K8N Master2-FAR MS-9620

Hey All,
Looking at my options here as i believe i've exhausted my options in troubleshooting my current build to even post.
What is a compatible motherboard to the K8N Master2-FAR MS-9620?
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X61s and slot for sim card slot

Good day.
Some time ago i noticed that i have sim card slot near RAM modules. Machine type: 7666-B4G.
So, i have a question: is it a WWAN modem installed in my notebook?

s0n1q wrote:
Good day.
Some time ago i noticed that i have sim card slot near RAM modules. Machine type: 7666-B4G.
So, i have a question: is it a WWAN modem installed in my notebook?
All X61 models have the moulding in the body shell for a SIM slot, but they don't all have a SIM reader or antennas installed, let alone a 3G card.
Your 7666-B4G config shows as this....
L7700(1.8GHz), 2GB RAM, 100GB 7200rpm HD, 12.1in 1024x768 LCD, Intel X3100, Intel 802.11agn wireless, Bluetooth, Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, Secure chip, Fingerprint reader, 8c Li-Ion, WinVista Business
... so, IMO, its unlikely it is WWAN-ready at any level.
My 7676-3PM came in this config:
T7100(1.8GHz), 1GB RAM, 80GB 5400rpm HD, 12.1in 1024x768 LCD, Intel X3100, Bluetooth, Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, Fingerprint reader, 8c Li-Ion, WinVista Business
... and its very definitely not WWAN ready.
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