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    using SIM with laptops

    hi...
    does anyone know of any hardware device that lets you connect your sim card to your computer so the computer can function as a phone? i'm not sure if a 3G modem can do it...i want to be able to make calls and send texts from my laptop not just browse and i'm thinking if there's a small device maybe expresscard or SD that'd be extremely useful...thanks

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    Does that allow it to function as a phone t34b4g5? www.dekart.com has some cool stuff as well....
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    I use my Nokia N95 for that. Connection on the laptop via Bluetooth, on the laptop it's basically an old fashioned dialup connection to a special number (*99#). The phone makes the UMTS (3G) connection.

    Works like a charm but you do need a dataplan of course.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wazz View Post
    Does that allow it to function as a phone t34b4g5? www.dekart.com has some cool stuff as well....
    Not by itself no, but there are apps readily available for different types of phones that will enable you to send txt messages and make phone calls.

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    I didn't think it did on it's own.....I used to tether my old Nextel, would love to be able to slide a SIM in a USB SIM reader, jack in, and go to town.....
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