What You Need To Establish A Mobile Broadband Network Connection; Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card - Dell Inspiron 1520 Owner's Manual

What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection

NOTE:
Depending on your computer, you can use either a Mobile Broadband
ExpressCard or Mini Card, but not both, to establish a Mobile Broadband network
connection.
To set up a Mobile Broadband network connection, you need:
• A Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or Mini Card (depending on your
computer's configuration)
NOTE:
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• An activated Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or activated Subscriber
Identity Module (SIM) for your service provider
• The Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility (already installed on your
computer if you purchased the card when you purchased your computer, or
on the media that accompanied your card if purchased separately from
your computer)
If the utility is corrupted or deleted from your computer, see the Dell
Mobile Broadband Card Utility user's guide in Windows Help and
Support (click Start
media that accompanied your card if you purchased it separately from your
computer.

Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card

Depending on what you selected when you purchased your computer, the
computer has a variety of configurations. To determine your computer
configuration, see one of the following:
• Your order confirmation
• Microsoft Windows Help and Support
To check your Mobile Broadband card in Windows Help and Support:
1 Click Start
information and diagnose problems.
2 Under Tools, click My Computer Information→ Find information about
the hardware installed on this computer.
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Setting Up and Using Networks
For instructions on using ExpressCards, see "Using ExpressCards" on
, and then click Help and Support) or on the
→ Help and Support→ Use Tools to view your computer