As some of you are aware VAIO P comes locked to Verizon Wireless and we always wonder when the manufactures will learn that customers don’t like such terms as “locked”, “DRM protected” or anything else that restricts one’s access to many choices that are out there. So when there is a challenge someone in the community comes up with a way to break free and make your device open to those services that you want to choose. Jen from Pocketables tried her luck to see if a SIM card slot is concealed within the innards of the VAIO P and unfortunately the US model’s hardware omitted that little piece, however it did not stop a forum user of the above site to go beyond and make a few modifications with a soldering iron (yea unfortunately, there was not an easy way around it) and Vola! Your VAIO P just became more attractive and unlocked to HSDPA/EDGE goodness by “hacking some software and soldering a $1 part”. Thanks to the Gobi module in VAIO P that supports both CDMA and GSM/UMTS, this hack was possible to achieve.
So if you are ready to dive into this venture, check out the instructions and pictures here! Oh and by the way, check out Jen’s blog as she is pretty much in love with VAIO P and has done a number of reviews of this baby and its accessories.
