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Laptop - internet help
- Thread starter Lander
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REDLAND
Active member
Yes, its just the same computer in a flatter box with a tele plugged in as well !!
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
lander14 said:
Not sure but when we got Juniors it was wireless enabled so got a wireless router for £80 so he could go wherever he felt like (his bedroom) out of our way.
Rangdo
Registered Cider Drinker
lander14 said:
It depends what broadband you have. You need to make sure the frequency of the bandwidth is narrow enough to be picked up by the laptop's flatter components. What frequency is it?
Rangdo
Registered Cider Drinker
lander14 said:
Ok, I was joking there
Make sure when you buy the laptop that it has a wireless card installed (they may say wireless enabled or wireless ready or some such thing).
Then get yourself a wireless router(also known as a switch I think).
The router should tell you everything you need to know to set it all up but basically you plug your broadband into the router and your laptop should automatically pick up the signal when you switch it on. As for your existing PC you will either have to connect it to the router using a cable or install a wireless card (or similar device for picking up a wireless signal).
I do not have a laptop or a wireless router so I stand to be corrected but I think thats the general idea.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
Re: Re: Laptop - internet help
(for the second time tonight)
Rangdo said:
(for the second time tonight)Rangdo
Registered Cider Drinker
lander14 said:
PC world are ok for prices on some things but their sales staff are shite. Check online because they sometimes do web exclusive offers where you reserve the item online but pick it up in store.
If you are looking for a cheap ready to use laptop then try PC World, Dell, Comet, Currys etc. Just shop around and don't let the sales staff bullshit you into a sale.
Search google for PC or laptop forums or something like that and ask for some advice on what to look for from people who know what they are talking about. That'll put you one step ahead when you go into the shop so you can look at the technical details rather than being over-awed by the lovely shiny new laptops and buying the first one you see for over the odds.
Rangdo
Registered Cider Drinker
Re: Re: Re: Laptop - internet help
I was going to keep it up but I felt too guilty. Damn conscience.
Billy the Fish said:
I was going to keep it up but I felt too guilty. Damn conscience.
Shropshire Seagull
Well-known member
look and ask in PC world but buy online from either eBuyer or BroadbandBuyer.co.uk
Some ISP used to be fussy about leting users have more than one PC connected via Broadband - check with them first - you can always change ISP. Check you ISP's contention ratio too - this is the number of lines they permit in a group connection - the lower the better.
You will need a wireless gateway (can be a router or the modem itself) and a wireless PCMCIA card for the laptop.
I've found D-link kit unreliable - v satisfield with US Robotics.
Some ISP used to be fussy about leting users have more than one PC connected via Broadband - check with them first - you can always change ISP. Check you ISP's contention ratio too - this is the number of lines they permit in a group connection - the lower the better.
You will need a wireless gateway (can be a router or the modem itself) and a wireless PCMCIA card for the laptop.
I've found D-link kit unreliable - v satisfield with US Robotics.