Wireless Interweb

[Davetrials]

Who the hell do i get it from how much is it and how does it work

Nice and easy.

IT would be for a laptop if thats any help

Is the idea that i can use it all over my house without any bother?

[Synergy]

do you mean a wireless network?

[MrMonkey]

No, he means wireless internet that you can get on laptops.

[biketrialler]

No, he means wireless internet that you can get on laptops.

Monkey you plank, its the same think, you set up a wireless network in your house, and it shares the internet over that.

All you need is a wireless router and a wireless network card for your laptop and youre good to go.

[Synergy]

yeah i have one in my house best try a d-link router i think.

www.ebuyer.com remember and buy a card for your laptop also.

[MrMonkey]

Monkey you plank, its the same think, you set up a wireless network in your house, and it shares the internet over that.

All you need is a wireless router and a wireless network card for your laptop and youre good to go.

:- What's that stuff that lets you use laptops outside then?

[Synergy]

extension cords and long network cables :-

[biketrialler]

:- What's that stuff that lets you use laptops outside then?

Battery power and a wireless network signal coming from the nearest building...

[nb88]

You need a wireless router (i use a linksys one, very good). You need to plug your modem into this via ethernet. Then you need your laptop to have a wireless card. If you havent got one built in you can pick them up quick cheap, the little cards that slot into the side.

Simple as that really. And you'll be able to use your laptop all over the house. I'd get a wireless G setup instead of wireless B as its much faster, especially when your quite far away from the router.

Nozzy

[Koxx_TryAll]

Be carefull when your choosing, take into account that you get what you pay for!

Nick

[MrMonkey]

Be carefull when your choosing, take into account that you get what you pay for!

Shush. I pay £28 a month for 576kbps broadband un-capped. I could get faster and cheaper elsewhere, but I choose not to. I've been playing the same thing for the last 3 years.

[Koxx_TryAll]

Shush. I pay £28 a month for 576kbps broadband un-capped. I could get faster and cheaper elsewhere, but I choose not to. I've been playing the same thing for the last 3 years.

Im not talking about the isp's, Im talking about the Network cards etc. Some you get can be a pain in the bum, like my mums B/f bought, he had know end of problems.

Nick

[biketrialler]

Then talk about network cards you dumb f**k, not about accounts. And its obvious that you need good equipment surely... Can I just say, every single piece of computer related information you post on here has been full of shit?

[JT!]

Are we talking about wireless networking or wireless internet.

You can get wireless internet can't you, ie you get onto the internet like you do on your phone. (Y)

[biketrialler]

No, as has been covered previously, to have wireless internet around your home, you get a standard internet connection, and a wireless access point or router which shares that connection around your house.

[JT!]

So there's no way you can connect to the internet in places like, well anywhere you can get a signal on your mobile phone. (Y) I thought there was.

[biketrialler]

Not with the currently technology, no. Obviously you can in places that advertise they have net access... like starbucks I think actually! And guess what they used? An internet connection, and a wireless router! lol.

[Nick Dale]

Shush. I pay £28 a month for 576kbps broadband un-capped. I could get faster and cheaper elsewhere, but I choose not to. I've been playing the same thing for the last 3 years.

I guess your on wannado/freeserve then? im on the same thing, looked on there site and to upgrade the line they want £20 out of my pocket bit stupid really since 'telewest' have been doing a shed load of upgrading!

[MrMonkey]

I guess your on wannado/freeserve then? im on the same thing, looked on there site and to upgrade the line they want £20 out of my pocket bit stupid really since 'telewest' have been doing a shed load of upgrading!

Started with freeserve now with Wanadoo, I'd pay £20 if they didn't steal my uncappedness. But seeing as that's what they want they ain't getting it.

[cookie456_the2nd]

So there's no way you can connect to the internet in places like, well anywhere you can get a signal on your mobile phone. :) I thought there was.

Not with the currently technology, no. Obviously you can in places that advertise they have net access... like starbucks I think actually! And guess what they used? An internet connection, and a wireless router! lol.

Yea, PCMCIA card, put your sim card into it and dail up. Its slow though (Y)

Edited November 5, 2005 by cookie456_the2nd

[biketrialler]

Lol, yeh well if you count wap or using a mobile connection to give you a shitty slow 56k or slower connection then yeah you can... lol... I dont call that a useable connection.

[delusional]

So there's no way you can connect to the internet in places like, well anywhere you can get a signal on your mobile phone. :S I thought there was.

Yes there is. And at decent speeds as well.

What you want in this instance is a 3G card (and probably fairly deep pockets, although I haven't looked at the prices for this in some time). Then, what you get is ~512k speeds, to your laptop (or PDA, or phone, etc) wherever the hell you are. You don't need a mobile phone to do this either.

This isn't exactly new technology. A few friends of mine who work for companies with money to burn (internet porn companies mostly) have had 3G company accounts for a couple of years now. However, unless the prices have come down dramatically in the last year or so, it's not really practical for your average user.