It’s been a long time coming, but someone finally managed to throw some 3G into their Sony Vaio UX UMPC [
User Oginger1 of MicroPCTalk has managed to put a Huawei E169G USB 3G Modem inside of his UX for internal 3G goodness. The US versions of the Vaio UX come with a built in EDGE modem, but Sony never refreshed the line with a 3G capable model. Oginger1 wasn’t even able to use the slow EDGE connection as he owns an international model (UX50) that comes with a CF slot instead of an EDGE module. He documented the process and gave a rough guide of how to do the mod (definitely not for newbies). To understand just how small the modable space inside the UX is, you should note that he had to cut out one of the back hand grips and raise it up 2mm, then epoxy it back into place to be able to squeeze the unit inside. Head over to his thread to see the whole process.
March 13th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
3G gets squeezed into the VAIO UX UMPC http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=6257
March 14th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
i just got a used 180p on ebay for $400 (since the aigo mids with built in xp are takin to long to come out) and im left wondering why there aernt any 3g mods. im thinking of swapping out the wifi card with a 3g module with sim slot. i personally wouldnt try this one,