3G laptops, like my M1330 and the mini, have a sim card slot in the battery compartment. The 3G card goes into an empty mini pcie slot just like the wifi cards. ACTUALLY, its a frequented fact that most of the large usb broadband cards, just have a mini pci card inside on a daughter board. So alot of people dissect usb broadband cards to get the mini pci/pcie cards. 3G broadband requires pcie.
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Excuse my ignorance: How do 3G laptops work? Can you just stick your sim card in it and go?
3G laptops, like my M1330 and the mini, have a sim card slot in the battery compartment. The 3G card goes into an empty mini pcie slot just like the wifi cards. ACTUALLY, its a frequented fact that most of the large usb broadband cards, just have a mini pci card inside on a daughter board. So alot of people dissect usb broadband cards to get the mini pci/pcie cards. 3G broadband requires pcie.