Sony VAIO P gets HSDPA WWAN at last... via a mod, naturally

Right, so integrated WWAN is awesome. But what's not awesome is Sony's decision to lock you down to Verizon Wireless on its ritzy new VAIO P. We've seen one team of investigators hack away in search of a SIM slot to no avail, but we should've known tnkgrl was the real lady for the job. Once again proving just how awesome she is, tnkgrl has not only modified the VAIO P to accept an AT&T SIM card, but she's managed to get it working, host up the pictures to prove it and even provide a how-to guide enabling seasoned hackers to follow suit. Hit the read link for all the requisite details, but be sure you've got lots of spare time to give before taking this one on.

[victor_velasco_1 @ Feb 13th 2009 12:15AM]

nice :)

[TMFAN @ Feb 13th 2009 1:02AM]

Still can't get used to that ungodly resolution and screen ratio.

[chris @ Feb 13th 2009 12:35AM]

good work. still not gonna buy it though. haha @ sony x2

[iansilv @ Feb 13th 2009 12:37AM]

Oh man- but if its not locked down to the Verizon network you wont get 200 vcast music downloads and then 30 vcast songs for 14.37 per month, or have the option of 100 text, 40 mms messages, and seven television show streams for 45.87! Gone is convenience! Argh!!!

[OneLove @ Feb 13th 2009 12:48AM]

omg

[matt @ Feb 13th 2009 1:07AM]

or you can tether it

[suprxtragrav @ Feb 13th 2009 1:34AM]

holy F that is a wide screen. Normally i don't take issue with wide screens, but manufacturers start sacrificing vertical real estate to the point where the laptop becomes unusable, to make their screens look wider, thats when i put my foot down.

[michas_pi @ Feb 13th 2009 2:20AM]

I concur.

[matt @ Feb 13th 2009 2:57AM]

well they designed it around the keyboard. So the screen is the shape of the keyboard.

[bebop @ Feb 13th 2009 2:41AM]

Think of it as two screens side by side.

[Down @ Feb 13th 2009 6:24AM]

@bebop

More like one and a half screens side-by-side.

[Estrelo @ Feb 13th 2009 3:44AM]

Hi shugg, good to see you trolling again. Also I think it's very funny to hear you complain about an expensive product with an expensive plan sold mostly on looks.

Go get them!

[Down @ Feb 13th 2009 6:24AM]

Guess Vista was undesirable on the Vaio P... Who woulda thunk it?

[BCP @ Apr 13th 2009 8:21AM]

I'd like to give it a try but why isn't the LANout connection built in?