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Setting Up and Using Networks 93
from 100 to 1000 feet. Your computer can maintain Mobile Broadband network
access as long as the computer is within a cellular-data coverage zone. Contact
your service provider for coverage of a high-speed digital cellular network.
NOTE: Even if you are able to make a call from your cellular phone in a specific
geographical location, that location may not necessarily be within a cellular-data
coverage zone.
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: For instructions on using ExpressCards, see "Using ExpressCards" on
page 79.
• 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
, and then click
Help and Support)
or on the 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