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plewis00_uk · 05-15-2010, 04:55 AM

Hi all, I thought you'd like to know that as I type this on my M11x (UK-spec) I am running on a Vodafone 3G connection over a Dell 5520 card (Novatel EU870D) I installed myself.

The UK version has no antennae so what I did was remove the white AUX antenna from the WiFi card and hooked it up to the MAIN socket on the WWAN card (read this from somewhere else on the forums). It's not perfect but my signal doesn't seem to have been badly affected and I get a good fast connection.

Drivers-wise, it was a pain, but I used the Dell ConnectPoint software (400MB+ download) for the driver file which you have to manually MSI-unpack (because the M11x fails the platform check) and then VMC from Vodafone direct.

Hope this helps - anything else, ask away, as I looked for this info for ages.

05-15-2010, 04:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
plewis00_uk Notebook Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 14	Re: Does the M11x Have 3G Hi all, I thought you'd like to know that as I type this on my M11x (UK-spec) I am running on a Vodafone 3G connection over a Dell 5520 card (Novatel EU870D) I installed myself. The UK version has no antennae so what I did was remove the white AUX antenna from the WiFi card and hooked it up to the MAIN socket on the WWAN card (read this from somewhere else on the forums). It's not perfect but my signal doesn't seem to have been badly affected and I get a good fast connection. Drivers-wise, it was a pain, but I used the Dell ConnectPoint software (400MB+ download) for the driver file which you have to manually MSI-unpack (because the M11x fails the platform check) and then VMC from Vodafone direct. Hope this helps - anything else, ask away, as I looked for this info for ages. __________________ Aspire mATX, Q6600, 4GB DDR2, 2 x 500GB, HD4850, Audigy 2 ZS, Asus 22" TFT Alienware M11x, SU7300, 4GB, Corsair Force F60 SSD, GT 335M Dell XPS M1530, T7700, 4GB, 500GB, 8600M GT, 3G Silverstone Grandia, E3200 (0.8V), 4GB, 1.5TB, 8400GS HMDI, Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V4000 52" 1080p