Wireless WAN on X220

[konarktriv7]

I've got a ThinkPad X220 that doesn't have a wireless WAN PCI-E card inside it, or the antennae (I can only see the WiFi antennae when I open it up). It does have a SIM card port underneath the battery, though.

Can I add wireless WAN to it?

[ww]

Are  you referring to the mg21? This device takes care of the connection and let you connect  your device to a rj45 ethernet  port.

https://meraki.cisco.com/lib/pdf/meraki_datasheet_MG21.pdf

https://documentation.meraki.com/MG/MG21%2F%2FMG21E_Installation_Guide

[Uberseehandel]

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@konarktriv7 wrote:

I've got a ThinkPad X220 that doesn't have a wireless WAN PCI-E card inside it, or the antennae (I can only see the WiFi antennae when I open it up). It does have a SIM card port underneath the battery, though.

Can I add wireless WAN to it?

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If you have good contacts, you might be able to find an original part, but the X220 is an old model and I doubt that many replacement components are still stocked. You might get lucky.

In your shoes, I'd consider using a LTE modem that would plug into a USB or Ethernet port. This would be easier to acquire, and would potentially offer higher throughput than you would get from comparatively aged technology.

Otherwise, tether a smartphone to the X220 and share the phone's connection.