Installing Your SIM Card and Activating Your Mobile Broadband Service
WARNING: Before performing any of the steps in this document, read and follow the safety information that shipped with your computer.
CAUTION: Do not install or remove the Dell mobile broadband card or SIM card when your computer is powered on.
- NOTE: If you have purchased a new Dell notebook equipped with a Dell mobile broadband card, perform steps 1-2 to activate your mobile broadband service. If you have purchased a new Dell mobile broadband card upgrade kit, perform steps 3-6 to install the mobile broadband card, and then perform steps 1-2.
- NOTE: To access the internet, you need a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card and an account with a mobile broadband service provider.
1. Install the SIM Card
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the SIM card from electrostatic discharge, do not touch the SIM card connectors during installation or removal.
To install the SIM card :
- a. Turn your computer over.
- NOTE: The SIM card slot location varies by computer model. See your computer's documentation for location and access instructions.
- b. Remove the battery.
- c. Insert the SIM card into the slot available in the battery bay.
- d. Replace the battery.
2. Connect to Network (Windows 8/8.1)
- NOTE: To activate your mobile broadband service, please contact the service provider with the following information:
- a. Select Settings from the Charms Menu Bar and select Change PC settings .
- b. In the PC Settings tab, select Network .
- c. In the Network tab, select your Mobile Broadband Carrier .
- d. In the Mobile Broadband Carrier tab, note the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and the Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID) .
- e. MEID (Mobile Equipment Identifier) which is the IMEI without the last digit .
To connect to the network, go to network settings and connect to the network carrier displayed.
3. Connect to Network (Windows 10)
NOTE: To activate your mobile broadband service, please contact the service provider with the following information:
- a. Select the Network icon from the taskbar and then select Cellular . The Cellular page displays.
4. Install the Mobile Broadband Card
CAUTION: Electrical and electronic devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Exposure to ESD can harm your device and potentially cause it not to function properly. Ensure you are properly grounded before handling the Dell mobile broadband card.
NOTE: The mobile broadband card slot location varies by computer model. See your computer's documentation for location and access instructions.
NOTE: If your computer already has a mobile broadband card installed, remove it by disconnecting the cables and lift the card out of its connector while pulling outwards on the two card stabilizers.
Move the antenna cables out of the way and insert the Dell mobile broadband card as shown.
5. Connect the Antenna Cables 6. Attach the Regulatory Label
- a. Connect the white with gray
