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External PCMCIA slot

  • 25-07-2006 3:53pm
    #1
    Donie75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭


    Bit of a strange one here. A friend is trying to find an external USB PCMCIA slot or card reader. Basically, he wants to connect a vodafone 3G card to a PC not a laptop. The PC has no PCMCIA card so we need to get an external one. These 3G cards are usually only used in laptops but this is for a built-in PC on a boat.
    Thanks,
    D


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Something like this he is looking for?


  • #3
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    Read the [strike]bottom[/strike] middle of that page, under the part number Ruu! ;)

    This is the sorta thing you need


  • #4
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Ah so close, what irlrobins said will do fine. :)


  • #5
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    There's a number of choices.

    You can also get drive bay mounted ones, if you plan on swapping the card out fairly regularly.

    here


  • #6
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    secret_squirrel wrote:
    here
    Damn, that's expensive!


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  • #7
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    lol yes. It was more by way of an example than a recommendation.

    I'd take the ebay option any day.


  • #8
    Donie75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭Donie75


    Thanks guys, I'll check out ebay. It seems like a fairly specialised item so they probably charge what they like.


  • #9
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    Donie75 wrote:
    It seems like a fairly specialised item
    Yea, wouldn't be too many of these sold I imagine


  • #10
    jimogr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 624 ✭✭✭jimogr


    This might be a bit overkill for what he needs, but there is a wireless router which the 3G connect card slots into and then you have a wireless network which multiple users can then use, it can also be used as a wired network:

    Amazon have the router:
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000CDWH2E/026-7076583-0990053?v=glance&n=560798&s=gateway&v=glance


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