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GPS in t500

Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by martinmach, Dec 16, 2008.

martinmach Notebook Evangelist

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Hi,

Is it possible to use GPS with any sim card?

Thanks,
Martin

martinmach, Dec 16, 2008

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Do all T500's have GPS functionality?

martinmach, Dec 17, 2008

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If you got the AT&T WWAN card, then any GSM SIM (AT&T, T-Mobile, Vodafone, etc.) should work. If you got the Verizon card it doesn't take SIMs.

ONLY Thinkpads with WWAN cards have GPS. However, most preconfigured models don't include a WWAN card and are "WWAN Upgradeable".

jonlumpkin, Dec 17, 2008

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I just bought a brand new T500 that came with the Verizon WWAN card. I bought the ATT WWAN card from Buy.com and installed it. I had to download the drivers from Lenovo, but it is finally showing up in Vista. The issue I am having now is that the SIM card from AT&T is not being recognized. The message I get keeps saying "The SIM card is not present. Insert the SIM card and try again." The SIM works fine in my HTC Shift and Advantage. Works fine in my Blackjack II. But the software is not recognizing it. Any help would be much appreciated.

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andrej770

andrej770, Dec 30, 2008

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