Check the BIOS to see if you can disable it. On my Dell I can disable any of the wireless stuff individually. ie, I can turn off only Bluetooth, or only WWAN, etc...
-- JRS [email protected] Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ----- Original Message ---- > From: Brian Weeden <[email protected]> > To: hwg <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 10:28:37 AM > Subject: [H] Can't turn off laptop cell modem > > I have a Lenovo x200t which I love. I did some recent driver updates via > the Lenovo update utility and now the light for the WWAN GSM modem is on all > the time. I live in Canada and travel the world for business so I don't > have a cell data plan and never use it. I'd like to turn it off so it > doesn't needlessly suck up battery power. > > I hit Fn-F5 to bring up the wireless radio options and it says the WWAN is > toggled off (even though it is on). I tried disabling it under the hardware > devices, but the model light was still on (and active). I can toggle it off > using the hardware switch on the side, but that turns off all the wireless > radios (WiFi, Bluetooth, and WWAN. > > Thoughts on how to turn the WWAN off? > > --------------------------- > Brian Weeden > Technical Advisor > Secure World Foundation > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > +1 (202) 683-8534 US
