It looks like HP might have moved some Mini 1000 [Portal page] units that actually have 3G radios integrated into them, but were sold without mentioning that little gem. Probably wanting to get the product out the door before having to close deals with carriers, some Mini 1000′s have a 3G SIM card slot that can be revealed by removing the battery. The radios in these devices were sold to consumers without the proper software to operate them, but luckily someone over at the Pocketables.net forum managed to acquire the software and get their 3G radio working. The software has been linked on the forum so that others can download it and make the 3G radio in their Mini 1000 work (if it is there, that is). Please do yourself a favor and make sure your have the right data plan before testing out the 3G in your Mini 1000, it would be easy to rack up a large monthly bill if you have no data plan.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
that the hp mini 1000 might have 3g already enabled..
i looked more into this.. and if you go to hp site… they all have drivers and connection software available to download for this computer…. it seems that its included in the 10″ version..
if you look at the specs for the Gobi qualcomm chipset it also includes GPS
http://www.gobianywhere.com/personal.html