Topic 'Re: Of course it can be disabled' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22166308 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:14:37 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:14:37 EDT Re: Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22172585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22172585 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:12:04 EDT Re: Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22169165 said by vpoko:

Like anything else, I'm sure a determined user could defeat it.
x2]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22169165 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:27:01 EDT Re: Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22168070 said by Nightshade:

Couldn't you disable the internal modem and buy a external non-Ericsson modem to use?
Probably. Just yank it out, replace, end of story.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22168070 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:30:34 EDT Re: Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22167411 said by Logan 5:

said by patcat88:

I'm sure the BIOS will be interlocked with the card. Remove the card, BIOS won't boot.
Unless you have either:

a.) Worked for Ericson
or
b.) Done this yourself

You are doing nothing more then guessing/hoping that this is actually the case.
If it's not the case, the security is meaningless.

And if it is the case you can replace the motherboard. Granted if you are after corporate information you would probably only want the hard drive anyways.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22167411 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:41:58 EDT Re: Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22167370 said by patcat88:

I'm sure the BIOS will be interlocked with the card. Remove the card, BIOS won't boot.
Unless you have either:

a.) Worked for Ericson
or
b.) Done this yourself

You are doing nothing more then guessing/hoping that this is actually the case.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22167370 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:33:13 EDT Re: Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22167165 said by keyboard5684:

Remove the modem?

Sounds to simple to work.
I'm sure the BIOS will be interlocked with the card. Remove the card, BIOS won't boot.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22167165 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:59:18 EDT Re: Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22167099
Sounds to simple to work.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22167099 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:50:58 EDT Re: Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22166994 said by NetAdmin1:

said by Nightshade:

Couldn't you disable the internal modem and buy a external non-Ericsson modem to use?
For this to work, the Netbook would have to receive notification that the owner's account is past due and to do that, it would need to connect to the network. So, yes, disabling the modem should prevent this from working, unless Ericsson made it so that the user can't disable the modem.
Physically damage the modem, or use a jammer.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22166994 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:34:19 EDT Re: Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22166619 said by Nightshade:

Couldn't you disable the internal modem and buy a external non-Ericsson modem to use?For this to work, the Netbook would have to receive notification that the owner's account is past due and to do that, it would need to connect to the network. So, yes, disabling the modem should prevent this from working, unless Ericsson made it so that the user can't disable the modem.
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"This is a bus. You know how big a bus is?"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22166619 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:35:15 EDT Re: Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22166360 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22166360 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:47:35 EDT Of course it can be disabled http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22166308 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Of-course-it-can-be-disabled-22166308 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:40:03 EDT